Health Adventures

“Do you know you have a heart murmur?” the urgent care doctor asked. Exactly four years ago, on July fourth, 2022, after a ten-mile bicycle ride in San Clemente, California, my body felt different. I couldn’t focus my eyes. My legs were shaking. Odd, I thought. I do this all the time. I sat on the porch steps, head in hand, drinking water, barely able to move. That night, in uncontrollable waves, I went from shivering, to teeth-chattering cold, to sweating. I needed to urin