I joined my mom’s cardiology appointment remotely last week. It marked the one-year anniversary of her diagnosis, and her doctor ordered a few tests to…
Heart to Heart Connection – Jade River
Jade River was born and raised in Taiwan and has lived in the United States since 2009. Her mother was diagnosed with cardiac amyloidosis in 2025, and the hereditary type was later confirmed. Jade underwent genetic testing, which confirmed she also carries the transthyretin gene mutation. She lives in New York and is an amateur potter.
In the middle of a heat wave in the United States, I flew to Taiwan to visit my parents. Even though I had just acclimated to high temperatures in New York and New Jersey, the heat and humidity in Taiwan still shocked me when I stepped out of the airport…
