Last year, we told you the story of Leo Namen, a former mountain climber who, against all odds, returned to mountaineering just one year after suffering from a heart attack. His inspiring story was met with a lot of positive feedback, so we decided to give you an update on his incredible journey.
Since we shared our article about him back in May 2019, Leo Namen has spent the past year preparing intensively in the mountains of Alberta. Next May, he will celebrate his 50th birthday, while potentially becoming the first Canadian who has suffered a heart attack to summit Mount Everest, the tallest mountain on Earth.
Namen hopes the trek will send a message to heart attack survivors as well as to those who've never considered themselves to be at risk: “I don’t smoke, I don’t drink. I exercise a lot: I am a mountaineer. Yet, I ended up having a heart attack. Anyone can have a heart attack.”
While this climb will be a personal achievement for him, it will also act as a fundraiser for heart research, and more precisely women’s research being conducted at the University of Alberta and the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute: “Currently, women are more often misdiagnosed than men and there is insufficient information on how heart disease develops and appears in them. This really hit home for me and it's why I have decided to climb for this cause.”, says Namen.
Just like the Assiff Law Office, help him make history while supporting the research with a donation! Also, stay tuned for more updates on Leonardo’s journey and on the next fundraising events on our Facebook page.
