Julie's Smiling Scar Selfie Goes Viral!
Page Last Updated: July 10, 2025
Thanks to Julie... I'm having another "Holy Moly" moment.
What happened? First, I saw an inspirational Smiling Scar Selfie from Julie Gerard posted at our community. Julie just had a mitral valve repair procedure on April 19. I loved the photo. So, I shared it at Facebook. Then... Julie went viral. In less than 24 hours, Julie's picture received over 5,000 social shares, 400+ encouraging comments, and directly reached over 41,000 people around the world.
Many thanks to Julie for sharing her Smiling Scar Selfie with our community! And, thanks to you for supporting Julie as she recovers from heart valve surgery!
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Keep on tickin' Julie!
Adam
Written by Adam Pick
Patient & Website Founder
Written by Adam Pick - Patient & Website Founder
Adam Pick is a heart valve patient and author of The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. In 2006, Adam founded HeartValveSurgery.com to educate and empower patients. This award-winning website has helped over 10 million people fight heart valve disease. Adam has been featured by the American Heart Association and Medical News Today.
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