Cynthia Malone speaks publicly, educating people on the risk factors for heart disease. Her dedication to bringing awareness to audiences on ways to improve heart health, lifestyle changes, and pre and post-transplant experiences is based on what she has witnessed first-hand.

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With that statement, two families were impacted on November 3, 2010; both the donor family and Coach Chip Malone’s. He and his wife spent fifty days at Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital for him to be listed as a candidate and miraculously receive a heart transplant in just three weeks.

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Coach Narleski “Chip” Malone used the next 4.5 years to remind communities of the importance of heart disease prevention. There are over 122,500 people in the United States in need of an organ and/or tissue donation to enhance the quality of their lives. More than 5,400 of those waiting are in the state of Georgia. Eighteen people die a day waiting for organ donation.

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There is no glamour in the process of recovery nor the fight to maintain good post-transplant health. Cynthia Malone, wife and co-founder of Chip’n Away @ Heart Disease, is thankful for the multi-disciplinary team of healthcare professionals and the transplant family that provided care to her husband during those years.