Taiya has defied the odds
Now she’s fighting for the future of every heart
Making heart disease history
All donations of $2 or more are tax-deductible. Our minimum donation amount is $5 due to the cost of processing transactions.
Making heart disease history
All donations of $2 or more are tax-deductible. Our minimum donation amount is $5 due to the cost of processing transactions.
She’s not just waiting for a miracle; she’s helping build one.
Taiya knows all too well the reality of living with heart failure. The waitlist for a heart transplant is a race against time, and Taiya has spent the last two years defying every diagnosis and statistic to remain with her loved ones.
We can’t change the number of donor hearts available, but we can help change the future of how heart disease is treated.
Scientia Associate Professor Thanh Nho Do and his team are developing a groundbreaking robotic heart assistant. This technology aims to provide another solution for people while on the transplant waitlist, giving them their strength—and their lives—back.
This is the groundbreaking robotic heart assistant.
Made from silicon tubes that are filled with fluid, it wraps around the heart like a sleeve.
A miniature controller, implanted just below the skin, reads the heart’s natural rhythm and synchronises the assistant — expanding and contracting to support the heart muscle
Research like this is key to changing what a heart failure diagnosis means in the future.
It would not exist without the support of our donors.
"My husband and family prepared to say goodbye. But I had plans"
Your gift can help give years to future generations
When Taiya went into cardiogenic shock, doctors told her family to prepare to say goodbye. But she had plans! Her wedding anniversary was just eight days away, and she was determined to be there for it. Thanks to treatment and medication informed by years of research, she was able to celebrate another anniversary with her husband.
Taiya knows that the research road from the laboratory to the hospital is long. While her own journey remains difficult, she is determined that future generations won't have to experience the same "life on hold" that she has. She wants to ensure that the next person facing heart failure has access to life-changing technology like the robotic heart assistant, so they can plan for their future with confidence.
Taiya would love to see Japan and China and visit family in England but she can’t be more than 90 minutes away from home just in case that all important call finally comes.
Your donation today could be life-changing for people waiting on a heart transplant.
Give now and your gift can:
Give now and your gift can:
Support research for clinical trials
Give health professionals access to the latest guidelines for preventing, diagnosing and treating heart disease
Support groundbreaking research into treatments for heart disease
Fund research to improve recovery and survival following a cardiac emergency
Making heart disease history
.jpg?crop=513.5%2C513.5%2Cx71.8%2Cy151.1&format=pjpg&auto=webp&crop=513.5,513.5,x71.8,y151.1)
Our work is over 80% donor funded, relying on the generosity of people who believe that research is the only way to make heart disease history.
We know that new technologies take years to perfect. While these breakthroughs may not arrive in time for Taiya’s own journey, she is choosing to spend her time raising money for others.