I am 18 years old with non-obstructive HCM and I am in end stage heart failure, I had a septal myectomy at Christ hospital in 2016 as well as ICD placement but my heart thickness came back with puberty. I am now being treated at Lurie Children’s in downtown chicago, as of April I was upgraded on the transplant list to pediatric status 1B and adult status equivalent to that, I have been waiting since August on my birthday and I am very nervous but hopeful I will finally be able to feel better, living life with no energy and constant pain since I was little has been frustrating. I one day hope to be a nurse and help other people like me, and maybe one day if I feel mature enough I would go to medical school and be a pediatric cardiologist! I’m looking for support