A ‘love letter to resilience’: Emmaus woman’s passion project nets national honor

In Alison Conklin’s world, every day is a bonus day.

A serious heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy nearly killed the Emmaus woman a few years ago; during what she thought would be a routine appointment with her cardiologist, the doctor told her she’d only survive for six more months without a heart transplant.

Conklin was 42 years old at the time, the same age her mother was when she collapsed and died from the same condition in front of Conklin…

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