My journey was so long & drawn out. I was 60, working full time & overtime as a home care RN when I had this weird ache in my chest & SOB for a couple weeks I was going straight to bed right after supper. I put it off as Mt hectic schedule, but when the ache didn't go away I went to see my Dr. EKG showed LBBB further testing showed dilated cardiomyopathy and that I was in stage 3 heart failure. I was taken off work & will most likely not return. It has been 2.5 years & I have bouts of depression when I think of all the stuff I don't do anymore. But I am grateful that I found Mayo HF clinic & the eventual placement of a CRT.