Meet Eliza - local volunteer in Penzance

Eliza knows only too well the impact that volunteering has on the lives of people living with heart and circulatory diseases having undergone a life saving heart transplant earlier this year. 

Eliza was born with a rare genetic heart condition called Danon's disease and up until the age of 18, Eliza was able to live a relatively normal life; completing her A Levels and embarking on a degree at university.

However, throughout her first term at university, Eliza's health deteriorated considerably, forcing her to put her education on hold. Eliza’s best chance of survival was to have a heart transplant and so she was placed on the waiting list. In January, Eliza was put on the urgent list and a month later she received her life saving transplant.

Only a few months later and Eliza is volunteering at her local BHF shop in Penzance, helping out when and where she can to give something back.

With a new lease of life, she loves to style and model donated clothing, displaying her scar with pride. She hopes more people will join her in supporting the charity so that people like her can benefit from future advances in research.