Being
Resilient
These are the stories that are hard to tell.
DVT + Pulmonary Embolism
First DVT and PE. It triggered a heart attack caused by a heart defect I didn’t know I had — a myocardial bridge. I didn’t know it was a heart attack at the time.
Started running
Began running 10Ks for fun. It became the through-line through everything that followed.
Emergency open heart surgery
Taken off blood thinners — no predisposed clotting markers. A blood clot formed in the left ventricle, broke apart, and shot into my arm. Emergency open heart surgery.
First trail marathon
Got serious about running. Trail marathon one year after open heart surgery. Then 50Ks. Then 50-milers.
Dr. Schnittger — Myocardial Bridge Specialist
After years of different hospitals, I connected with Dr. Schnittger at Stanford. Finally pieced together the full picture: the original PE had caused the heart attack via the myocardial bridge.
Another PE
Doctors decided to take me off blood thinners again. Long flight to Asia. Another pulmonary embolism. Blood thinners for life. Case closed.
Still going
Multiple 50Ks · 50-milers · Levi’s Gran Fondo 100 miler · Triple Bypass in Colorado · Building GMTech. On blood thinners the whole time.
None of this made me tougher in some cinematic way. I learned life’s secrets through traumas that I never set out to experience. It clarified what actually matters in life.
The same instinct that kept me running after open heart surgery is the instinct behind GMTech, behind TamaranchoReport, behind every community I’ve built. You find the thing that matters, you build it, and you pour your passion into it.
Live life to it’s fullest every chance you get.
I couldn't find community when I needed it most. So I built one. Then I lost Trent. Rebuilding takes time. More to come.
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If this resonates — whether you're navigating something medical, career uncertainty, or just want to talk — I'm here for it. No pitch, no agenda.