“A lot of kids think that I’m like the strongest one in my class, because I’ve been through so many surgeries. But I don’t think that I’m really strong. I think that I’m strong within my surgeries.

“I think I do feel more careful, because I’m different from everyone else. Kids try to be more careful around me. And they don’t try and beat me up. A lot of kids won’t try to beat me up because of them knowing that I have a heart condition. When I tell kids about my heart condition they try to treat me with more respect. And my friend – his sister, acts really nice to me. Sometimes I even thinks that she likes me. A lot. }}}