hi Walkingirl, Thanks for your post, and yay, so wonderful that you had the surgery and are doing well in your active life.

I feel hopeful to hear another success story. I've been an
active person too, and it's just a different life to have to dial that back in obvious ways.

Thank you for the endorsement of the medical centers nearest me. Glad to hear that! ~And I'm now more aware as I learn more, the individual nature of HCM, and HCM treatment plans. So I can't know the path ahead until I get there; I may want/need to go to a COE. I too could end up having surgery recommended?

Holding space for fear, and courage. That sounds right, and feels helpful to hear. Thank you.

I have a little note of words on this, that work for me, from the Dali Lama:
" If when we get into a difficult situation, our will or our courage lessen, and we fall in to the laziness of feeling inferior, thinking that we could not possible accomplish such a difficut task, this diminishment of will cannot protect us from any suffering. It is important to generate courage corresponding to the size of our difficulties. "