#heartsurgery

Feeling my heart at the gym 💪

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Still think I have the coolest scar tbh. #babysurgery #heartsurgery #awesomescar https://www.instagram.com/p/CQJRMf8JEJN/?utm_medium=tumblr

DC really is beautiful.  On my way to and from the hospital to go see my grandson, I take a look around.  I look at others going on about their day.  I know we all have our different struggles in life, and I know at times it seems unbearable, but it wasn’t until I watched my grandson fight for his life several times, that I realized, if he could fight being only days old, I could too.   My grandson was born with a serious heart condition that will require several surgeries.  On his first surgery, he died of cardiac arrest three times, and just a few weeks ago, he successfully overcame his second.   As I go to see him lying in the hospital bed I am left to wonder, how is it that he has already endured so much in his life, yet he lies there and smiles and laughs, hours after his second surgery?  To say he is a miracle would be an understatement.  I use the phrase, “Insult the Standards by Becoming the Change.”  A term I have now coined for him specifically.  Every day he defies all odds, and though he is only a baby, he forced me to change my life. I knew to be able to help my family through these tough times, I would need to be stronger than ever.  At that point, it all made sense.  I realized why I had spent so many years battling and struggling, for if I hadn’t learned those lessons and toughened up, I would have never been able to face my reality today.  Those struggles were difficult, it has bestowed one of the greatest gifts this life has offered me, aside from my two children and daughter-in-law. There was no way, I could face my grandson and watch him fight, and I not do the same.  As I held him moments before his first open heart surgery, days old, I made a promise to him that if he fought, I would do the same.  I promised that I would always have his back and be there for him.   Part of why I began Synergy of Strength was to allow my children and grandchildren to get a deeper understanding of who I am and why I have reacted the way I have in the past.  With coming to grips with my past I learned I had a lot of self-awakening to do, so I went to work.   That’s what led me to become a life coach.  I had been through a lot of major struggles in my life, death, divorce, military, being disabled, cancer and neck fusions but I never gave up.  It has become my passion to help others through my story to gain a deeper understanding of one’s self.  I can help tear down those mental blocks that keep your potential bound. In this video, I was taking a moment to look and reflect, not just on my journey but those in front of me. Would I ever be able to help them?  That you may never know.  I was given this gift to tell my story, someone needs to hear it, so please, like, share, and follow my story.  I find peace driving through DC and videography has helped me tell my story in another dimension.  Through learning these different hobbies, I am able to expand my reach and help in my development. Leave me a comment and let’s discuss life. Until next time, Keep Insulting Standards by Becoming the Change!   To follow more of me visit: www.synergyofstrength.com or to hear my podcast at:  https://anchor.fm/linda-acevedo or for more of my videos at: https://youtu.be/u_Jwi2BbRc4

Triple heart bypass, 1983, RA Clayton

Throwback to art school days, 2011. Back when I was painting surgical procedures and had never heard of medical illustration... I also had no idea what I was going to do after graduation. It’s funny how doors you didn’t know existed can open and completely change your life (also, the second picture is me playing The Floor is Lava in the studio at 2:00AM the day before critique). #tbt #technicalillustration #cardiology #openheartsurgery #artmajor #paintingstudio #oldartwork #heartsurgery #coronaryarterydisease #bypasssurgery #artistresidency #studiospace #easel #oilpaintings #traditionalartwork #medicalillustration #medicalart #sciart #skuzz #beards #realisticart #photorealism #artstudio #resident #oilpainter #traditionalartist #georgemason #schoolofart #gmu (at George Mason University's Center for the Arts) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1wKCUtHfpb/?igshid=7euk8885knge