I have always been very active and sporty and at 29 years of age I fell pregnant with my first child. At 26 weeks pregnant I started to experience heart palpitations and I was sent for tests to discover the right side of my heart was very enlarged but they didn't know why. At 29 weeks pregnant I was put under a general anaesthetic for further testing to see if they could determine what was going on but unfortunately they were inconclusive. I went through the delivery and underwent further testing 4 months after delivery to be told I had a rare congenital heart defect that makes up only 0.5% of all heart defects in the world and I was given 6 months before they predicted I would be in heart failure. I was born with only one lung correctly connected to my heart so I was only living off the oxygen from one lung. It was by far the scariest thing I have ever had to deal with! I underwent open heart surgery 8 months after giving birth and have struggled to get clearance for exercise since. Recently I have been given clearance to get back into training and as you can imagine it is quite a daunting thought to me and finding the right trainer and gym is of utmost importance to me. I am due to give birth to my second child in just five weeks and have been on the search for a program so that I can live a healthy, happy and long life for myself but mostly for my family when I came across the transformation centre and it could not be more perfect for me with all the experience and options on offer! I have emailed Gretchen regarding my concerns and she has been so helpful at answering all my concerns and questions. I have been given a lucky break and second chance to make the most of every opportunity and I believe the transformation centre can help me reach my full potential in doing so by guiding me to a healthy body and mind. 2014 is going to be a great year!