Destroying the stigma behind scars and promoting Congenital Heart Disease awareness #scarsarebeautifulproject
Vancouver, British Columbia
Joined February 2017
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SCARS ARE BEAUTIFUL.//💚 Reeve was Born October 2016 with two #congenitalheartdefects ASD And VSD. Before turning 2 years old she has already undergone 2 open heart surgeries. #scarsarebeautiful #scarsarebeautifulproject #CHDAWARENESS #chdwarrior #OpenHeartSurgery – at Sydney, New South Wales
Fall in love with @brigittazatko and her Scars Are Beautiful project in the new campaign for #lovebygapbody by @Gap #scarsarebeautiful #scarsarebeautifulproject #openheartsurgery #chdawareness
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Fall in LOVE with Brigitta Zatko and her Scars Are Beautiful project. As a survivor of congenital heart disease, Brigitta travels the world photographing others with open-heart surgery scars to help rebuild their self-esteem. #LoveByGapBody
LOVE Your You / Brigitta Zatko / My Name is -- Love by GapBody Fall 2018 youtu.be/fRySk_V9ZS8 via @YouTube #scarsarebeautiful #openheartsurgery #thegap #lovebygap – at New York, NY
facebook.com/160399068982957… – at Vancouver, British Columbia
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Lyndsay had open heart surgery on August 28, 2017. Diagnosed with a heart tumor located on her mitral valve. @lyndsay_c_ #openheartsurgery #vancouver #scarsarebeautiful #scarsarebeautifulproject – at New Westminster, British Columbia
Shooting in Victoria for the Scars Are Beautiful coffee table book. #scarsarebeautifulproject #photoshoot #CHDawareness #openheartsurgery #portraitphotograhy
SCARS ARE BEAUTIFUL. This is Thaddeus. He is a 28 yr old #correctionalofficer who was born with #tetralogyoffallot. He had open #heart surgery at 3 months old and again at 20 yrs old. His heart hero is #ShaunWhite #scarsarebeautifulproject #openheartsurgery #CHDAwareness – at Chicopee, MA
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Those who know me knows how much my story means to me. Anyways, I was given a really cool opportunity to have my story featured through a website called The Zipper Club!! hope you all will read it and enjoy it!! ❤️
Here’s the link to read my story: zipperclub.net/taiyastetralo…
SCARS ARE BEAUTIFUL. Here is a little #MondayMotivaton for you! Cayley was born with aortic stenosis. March 2017 she had #openheartsurgery for the #RossProcedure. 6 months later she ran her first #halfmarathon #scarsarebeautifulproject #CHDAwareness – at New York, NY
SCARS ARE BEAUTIFUL.//💚 Pictured here is a mother and daughter would both had a heart transplant. Mommy in 2012 at age 22 and daughter in Dec 2017 at not even a year old #chdawareness #scarsarebeautifulproject #heartmonth #hearttransplant #openheartsurgery
SCARS ARE BEAUTIFUL. I’m Marcella, i’m 21 from Italy.
I was born with Tetralogy of Fallot. My 1st surgery was at 4 months, the second 9 years old, and the last at 18 years old. Now i’m healtier, stronger, and more beautiful thanks to my scars. #scarsarebeautifulproject – at Naples, Campania
SCARS ARE BEAUTIFUL.//💚 “Jaxon was born with several heart defects. He had a 1st open heart surgery at 7 days old, then at 10 months old. There are more surgeries needed in the future but he is doing great for now
#scarsarebeautifulproject #CHDAwareness – at Vancouver, British Columbia
#SCARSAREBEAUTIFUL.//💚 “. Hi my name is Melissa and I am 41 years old. I was born with a bicuspid aortic valve. In 2007, when I was 29, I had to have a emergency open-heart surgery to replace my aortic valve because it was damaged and calcified #scarsarebeautifulproject #chd – at Colorado Springs, CO
This is Isla who is nearly 4 and had #openheartsurgery at 2 weeks old to repair coarctation of the aorta. She is now a healthy beautiful little girl who starts school in sept and has a massive personality!
She calls her scar her magic zip #scarsarebeautifulproject #CHDAwareness – at London, England
#SCARSAREBEAUTIFUL.//💚 Martina/19/Italy.
#Congenitalheartdefect - Truncus typology I. 1st #openheartsurgery as a new born. In 2011, developed endocarditis. Two years later, due to another surgery to remove an infection, was put into a medically induced coma. Today, healthy. – at Milano, Lombardia
Today is the first day of #CHDAwarenessWeek. I bare my scars to show others, this is what heart disease is. It’s not old age, it’s #1in100 babies. It is the number 1 birth defect in the world #scarsarebeautifulproject heartmonth #chd #openheartsurgery – at Vancouver, British Columbia
My name is Vivien and I’m 25 yrs old. At birth, my parents were told that I had an mitral regurgitation, atrio-ventricular septum defect and aortic valve stenosis. At 9 mnts old I had #openheartsurgery #CHDawareness #scarsarebeautiful #heartmonth – at Stuttgart, Germany
Today is #WearRedDay. SM has become such an amazing platform for me to speak and spread awareness for #CongenitalHeartDefects. So today I wear red for everyone who has #CHD and everyone who’s lives have been touched, changed, or affected by someone they love or know who has CHD
Happy 1st day of CHD Awareness Month💚💚💚 Fact: 1 in 100 babies are born with a Congenital Heart Defect. #CHDawareness #HeartMonth #openheartsurgery #scarsarebeautiful #scarsarebeautifulproject – at Vancouver, British Columbia
