Busy Life

Hey guys! I am sorry I have not been posting lately, my life has been extremely busy, with my activities that are dance, drama, horse-back riding, volleyball practice and games and finally traveling. I only now have some spare time to Blog. I thought I could just update you on my very occupied life. Dance is going well unlike school witch is tough #SOMUCHDRAMA. I ride a behaved horse named Hickory. Volleyball is another one of my passions but not going as planned. Drama is fun with my best friend by my side every Monday, we do lots of things together such as acting, dressing-up in donut boxes and giving delicious donuts to my drama group. Although I might not be able to have any scrumptious donuts I like to see the smiles I bring and the spark of joy in my group's eyes.  I recently blew up a balloon, drew a face on it and put a weird diaper on it and made it a baby! One of my BEST FRIENDS' is typing for me because I am not a very well-trained typer. Hey don't forget to talk to me in the comments and ask any question you are interested in. So you know as always I put a fun picture at the end so here you go.

Maya, OUT!

spring break

My spring break has just begun and I am already having fun . Sunday was Easter and we had lots of fun my sister and I ran around the house looking for candy and chocolate. Monday I went home and went straight to bed. Tuesday I got up and had a nice and easy day at home. Wednesday I helped clean the house and played with my little sister and called my big brother. I had hot dogs with no bun for lunch, because the gluten free hot dog buns are gross. I went and saw my friend and we got Slurpee's and played at a park. Today being the beginning of a new day, I am excited  to see where the rest of  the week leads me.  p.s  don't go out on your bike for Slurpee's' on a really windy day. show your true colors

your friend open heart maya

a little bet more about me and my heart.

Hi its me Maya. Ok I know that I have not posted in a long time so forgive me please. It has been a very busy school year for me.I have been doing lots of activities like dance, basketball, swim team and drama. But here is a little bit more about me and my daily life, my favorite color is orange, I am a very good swimmer, I turn 13 in September, I LOVE dresses and accessories so much. I have 1 dog and 1 cat in my family, my pets don't live with us, I have lots of friends and all of them are very nice and generous I had the best laughs with them. I have moved once in my life, I live in North America, my favorite activity is basketball but lately I have not been playing to often.I went to this heart camp  to connect with other heart kids where I made lots of friends we had so much fun, we laughed so much that we started crying sometimes. My mom and I where we live we did a fundraiser for heart camp we made money like I am talking a big fat wad! Just kidding. Some people just gave money others bought things and sometimes a little tip. When I was born the doctor said that my heart was like swiss cheese, that's a lot of holes. When you look at me you don't see the heart kid in me at all you see a regular smart and brave girl.

Here is the thing, most of the heart kids you see are different they all have different conditions and looks, like my friend she does not look like a heart kid but she has a lot of energy like a normal brave girl. But like another kid I know his conditions show a lot and he is not as energetic as my other friend. The doctors and nurses try to fix some of us but some of us are unfixable. The world is full surprises, surprise someone that looks like they could use a friend. No matter the looks, form or conditions be there friend and understand if they are going through something. Hope you take my advice and if you have any questions I will see you in the comments.

Open heart Maya.

Haunted Ghost Run

Hi guys!
Today's post is about the race I was in this morning. I ran a 1k  race today but I usually do a 5k run but I am good with a 1k. This race was a fun run and I got this cool ghost medal for finishing. It glows in the dark which is really cool. It was called the Haunted Ghost Race.  Usually my mom and I run 5k races together. I was a bit disappointed that this was such a short one. The weather got cold, rainy and windy so I was glad to be done quickly. After the race we all got hot chocolate it was so so SO good. It helped to warm me up. Running is hard and I run out of breath but its important to keep going because it will help keep my heart strong. What kinds of activities do you like to do to?

I have a dog named, Echo and a cat named, Krackers. My Aunt has two dogs, Blu and Harley. I like to take them to the dog park and for walks. I love cuddling with them. Echo is a big dog and Blu and Harley are smaller dogs. I love their different personalities. Blu is bossy, Harley is grumpy and Echo just loves attention. Do you have any pets?

Please  if you want you can tell me your story.  I would love for you to tell me what you want me to tell you about [:

I am so happy so many people like my blog. I am so thankful. Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope you all have a great  thanksgiving from open heart Maya .

Meeting Open Heart Maya

 Hi,  I am Maya I have a heart  problem.

 I started this blog to see if any heart kids would read my blogs. I am interested in connecting with others like me. A heart kid is someone that was born with a heart issue that affects their day to day life. It doesn't stop me! I have had numerous heart surgeries and procedures in my life. I have many scars and marks that make me unique and beautiful. I am not ashamed of them. I wear them proudly!!

Here is a bit about me...I am 11 years old. I have a combination of six different types of defects but I don't let them hold me back. I love horseback riding and dancing. I do tap and jazz dance and have since I was 3 years old. I run in 5 k races with my family. I did 8 races this year. I also have celiac disease so that is another huge challenge I deal with daily. Celiac means I can not eat any gluten, wheat, rye and barley. It makes me very very sick if I do by accident.

I love meeting new kids with heart issues and sharing my heart story with them and hearing about theirs.  I will post things that inspire me and challenge me. Let me know yours too because we can support each other!
I hope to be post every Thursday, Friday,Saturday and Sunday so keep a look out for my posts!! Please comment and introduce yourselves so I can say HI personally!! Bye for today[;

Open Heart Maya.