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When Kelly Perkins learned she needed a heart transplant at the age of 30, she thought the active healthy life she loved was over. From the brink of death to the summit of Mt. Fuji, Kelly, with the support of her husband Craig, not only survived the transplant surgery, but became the first heart transplant patient to summit some of the world's most recognized peaks. The Climb of My Life tells the story of Kelly's transplant, recovery, and ascents up such mountains as Mt. Kilimanjaro-all on a borrowed heart.
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"Never in a million years did I imagine clinging thousands of feet in the air off of a sheer cliff. Never in a billion years did I imagine doing this with someone else's heart." Kelly PerkinsAt the age of 30, a virus attacked and later destroyed Kelly Perkins' most vital organ. Not only did her active lifestyle come to abrupt end, but she found herself on the brink of death. Here is where Kelly's incredible journey begins. With her husband Craig steadfast by her side, Kelly comes to embody the word "miracle" as she rises with the new drum beat of a borrowed heart that takes her into unchartered territory, reclaiming her life, one mountain top at a time.KELLY PERKINS is the founder of Moving Hearts Foundation and is a leading crusader for lifestyle health as well as organ, blood, and tissue donation. She has been featured in media such as, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Associated Press (U.S. & internationally), Self Magazine, Dr. Mehmet Oz, NBC's The Today Show, and ABC's World News Tonight. Kelly is also the cofounder of HydraCoach, Inc., a sports/medical device company, and lives in southern California with her husband. Learn more about her at www.movinghearts.org and www.theclimbofmylife.com.
