My name is Cheryl Jones. I live in Fort Myers, Florida and was diagnosed with heart failure at 40 years old. My diagnosis is Viral Cardiomyopathy/Heart Failure. I also have a myriad of additional cardiac problems. I was diagnosed March of 2009. This blog is for me to share the events of becoming a heart transplant recipient, and to have an outlet to vent at that process. I hope to help others in my same position with honest, and hopefully, enlightening thoughts. “Take heart” is a play on words for a blog that is constructed to offer encouragement for those who need it.