November 13, 2024
By BARTON HENLEY
Rutherford County Schools
Bryant Narvaez was diagnosed at birth with tetralogy of Fallot, pulmonary stenosis, and a ventricular septal defect. This required him to undergo open-heart surgery when he was just four months old.
Narvaez's goal is to use his platform as a youth heart ambassador to help students around him understand the hurdles he has had to overcome.
"I want my friends to see that I am working hard to keep up," Narvaez said. "I want them to listen to my story so they can understand me."
Learn more about the American Heart Association and Youth Heart Ambassadors here: https://newsroom.heart.org/news/20-students-k-to-12th-grade-selected-nationwide-american-heart-association-ambassadors