Championing for Change: My Rheumatic Heart Disease Journey... Kenya McAdam's story

Kenya was diagnosed with a heart condition at the age of 14. In this episode, Kenya talks about travelling for open heart surgery, her connection with her family, and raising awareness of Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) through her film making work and Champions 4 Change. HEARTKIDS From The Heart is brought to you by HeartKids, the only national not-for-profit solely focused on supporting and advocating for people affected by congenital and childhood heart disease. For support, information or guidance on your CHD journey, call the HeartKids Helpline on 1800 432 785 or visit the website at https://www.heartkids.org.au LINKS Learn more about RHD: http://www.rhdaustralia.org.au Watch Kenya's films about RHD: Sharing a Heartbeat: A short film about RHD in pregnancy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DDkFUZTrqs Sharing A Heartbeat 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=073iA5hwDIE CREDITS Host: Tahnee Jash Guest: Kenya McAdam Producer: Isobel Pritchard-Davies, Melissa Clarke