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.auLINKSLearn more about RHD: http://www.rhdaustralia.org.auWatch Kenya's films about RHD: Sharing a Heartbeat: A short film about RHD in pregnancyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DDkFUZTrqsSharing A Heartbeat 2https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=073iA5hwDIE  CREDITS Host: Tahnee Jash Guest: Kenya McAdam  Producer: Isobel Pritchard-Davies, Melissa Clarke