Heart Walk hits home for Flagler survivor
By Marne Burghoffer | gargoyle@flagler.edu
On Sept. 29, the Flagler College Sports Management Club teamed up with the American Heart Association to raise awareness for heart disease by hosting a three mile long walk on the beach beginning at the St. Augustine Beach Pier.
This event hit very close to home for one Flagler College student by the name of Jamie Mart, who is a survivor of congenital heart disease, a condition she was born with.
When she was just 18 months old, Mart had her first open-heart surgery, which was a success until a year later when complications occurred.