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Summer 2015
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VICTORY IS
VICTORY IS...
Celebrating almost the end of my heart surgery recovery.
Andrea Witte, of Anchorage, AK, is 19 years old and just finished her freshman year at the University of Nevada, Reno. It was
also the year she had aortic surgery—on February 25 at Stanford University Hospital.
Andrea’s advice for
anyone about to face
surgery:
“This will be a great
challenge and a great
achievement at the
same time. Everyone is different,
but the best thing is to trust in your
family, friends, doctors, and yourself
that everything will be okay. Most
of all, when the surgery is over, be
proud of what you have survived
and wear your scars proudly.”
SPECIAL THANKS TO ANDREA’S FRIEND, JOLIE ROSS, FOR TAKING THESE PHOTOS AS
PART OF A PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS PROJECT.