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Dawn Levitt, Author
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Writer, poet, 2-time heart transplant recipient. Follow me on Substack. https://dawnlevitt.substack.com/
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Dawn Levitt, Author @2heartcore4u.bsky.social · 1d
Grateful to share that my CNF "Jump Scare My Heart" will be published in @flaremagazine.bsky.social Health Scares issue on Halloween!

A spooky story about my NDE and becoming a temporary ghost. Thank you editor Kelly Esparza!

#writingcommunity
#chronicillness
#disability
#spookyseason
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Dawn Levitt, Author @2heartcore4u.bsky.social · 3d
Seven years ago today, my life began anew.

Thanks to the generosity of an organ donor and her family.
#donatelife
#hearttransplant
#transplant

The Day I Got My Heart Transplant
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The Day I Got My Heart Transplant
This week, I’m taking you through the buildup to my second heart transplant in October 2018.
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Dawn Levitt, Author @2heartcore4u.bsky.social · 5d
Welcome to my favorite week of the year! This week is the anniversary of my second heart transplant, and so much more! Come celebrate with me.
#chronicillness
#disability
#hearttransplant
#transplant
#donatelife

Transplant Week Celebration
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Transplant Week Celebration
Happy Birthday to my Heart!
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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 9d
🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶

🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈

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Dawn Levitt, Author @2heartcore4u.bsky.social · 11d
Observations on the aftermath of a death in the family.

Life goes on, but in a different manner.

Nobody Prepares You for the Silence
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Nobody Prepares You for the Silence
It has been two weeks since my father’s death; nine days since the funeral.
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Dawn Levitt, Author @2heartcore4u.bsky.social · 13d
My new post, after nearly two weeks away, is an update on my father’s passing and his funeral, and my musings on human connection.

Lightning in September
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Lightning in September
My Father's Funeral
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Dawn Levitt, Author @2heartcore4u.bsky.social · 27d
A visceral question to which everyone remembers the answer.

Where were you on September 11, 2001?
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Where were you on September 11, 2001?
Writer, poet, 2-time heart transplant recipient. Scars are tougher than skin. Trauma survivor. Sharing poetry along with stories of hope and healing. Currently writing a memoir, "Three-Hearted Girl."
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Dawn Levitt, Author @2heartcore4u.bsky.social · 28d
My poem is up @villaineralit.bsky.social !

#poetry
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Villain Era 🖤🔪 @villaineralit.bsky.social · 29d
Dawn Levitt reveals everyone knows a woman who's been a victim, but nobody knows a man held to account, today at Villain Era!
The Only Thing America Hates More than a Rapist Is a Woman by Dawn Levitt
The day after the election,I shared this statement in a meme,white type on a background black as night.Not my creation——a sentiment shared by thousands,the truth revealed as everyone knows a woman who’s been a victim,but nobody knows a man held to account.Female friends posted the meme in solidarity, a sisterhood of the digital age.
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Dawn Levitt, Author @2heartcore4u.bsky.social · Sep 7
Another day, another food recall. This time I got caught when the music stopped. I’ll let you know if I grow an extra ear.
#foodsafety
#radioactiveshrimp
#chronicillness

I Ate Radioactive Shrimp!
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I Ate Radioactive Shrimp!
Will I become a xenomorph?
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Dawn Levitt, Author @2heartcore4u.bsky.social · Sep 5
WWBD?

What would Barbie do about existing as a woman with a chronic illness?
#chronicillness
#disability

Existing as a Woman with a Chronic Illness is Not Allowed
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Existing as a Woman with a Chronic Illness is Not Allowed
Writer, poet, 2-time heart transplant recipient. Scars are tougher than skin. Trauma survivor. Sharing poetry along with stories of hope and healing. Currently writing a memoir, "Three-Hearted Girl."
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Dawn Levitt, Author @2heartcore4u.bsky.social · Aug 29
My experience with a popular food delivery service and food borne illness.
#disability
#chronicillness

The Chicken That Sent Me to the ER open.substack.com/pub/dawnlevi...
The Chicken That Sent Me to the ER
A firsthand account of foodborne illness and the alarming gaps in public health tracking
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Dawn Levitt, Author @2heartcore4u.bsky.social · Aug 22
Every day, I take medication that makes me feel like I’m dying just so I can go on living.
#chronicillness
#disability

How My Heart Transplant Medication is Damaging My Brain open.substack.com/pub/dawnlevi...
How My Heart Transplant Medication is Damaging My Brain
Writer, poet, 2-time heart transplant recipient. Scars are tougher than skin. Trauma survivor. Sharing poetry along with stories of hope and healing. Currently writing a memoir, "Three-Hearted Girl."
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Dawn Levitt, Author @2heartcore4u.bsky.social · Aug 17
American healthcare is about to change dramatically, making it more difficult and more expensive to access the care you need.
#disability
#chronicillness
#Medicaid

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse of American Healthcare open.substack.com/pub/dawnlevi...
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse of American Healthcare
Writer, poet, 2-time heart transplant recipient. Scars are tougher than skin. Trauma survivor. Sharing poetry along with stories of hope and healing. Currently writing a memoir, "Three-Hearted Girl."
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Dawn Levitt, Author @2heartcore4u.bsky.social · Aug 11
I know CAV will kill me eventually, but not today. I intend to celebrate the joy and beauty in every day I have left.
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#disability
#transplant

Heart Transplant Checkup open.substack.com/pub/dawnlevi...
Heart Transplant Checkup
The results are in
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Dawn Levitt, Author @2heartcore4u.bsky.social · Aug 3
My personal perspective on dealing with being a caregiver while struggling with my own health issues.
#chronicillness
#caregiving
#caregiverfatigue

Caregiving with a Chronic Illness - I don't have enough spoons for this shit open.substack.com/pub/dawnlevi...
Caregiving with a Chronic Illness - I don't have enough spoons for this shit
A Hospice Update
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Dawn Levitt, Author @2heartcore4u.bsky.social · Jul 27
An inside look at my personal experience dealing with living in poverty while disabled and pregnant. Memoir excerpt.

Poverty, Pregnancy, and Disability open.substack.com/pub/dawnlevi...

#disability
#chronicillness
#poverty
Poverty, Pregnancy, and Disability
You can only pick two
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Dawn Levitt, Author @2heartcore4u.bsky.social · Jul 22
Ozzy Osbourne passed away today.

This is the story of how he saved my life.

#mentalhealth
#Ozzy

You Can't Kill Rock and Roll open.substack.com/pub/dawnlevi...
You Can't Kill Rock and Roll
How the Prince of Darkness brought light into my life
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Dawn Levitt, Author @2heartcore4u.bsky.social · Jul 20
This is my rebuttal as to why people on Medicaid can’t just go out and get jobs. Based on my personal experience, it’s not that easy.
#disability
#chronicillness

The Realities of Trying to Maintain Employment with a Disability - a Personal Perspective open.substack.com/pub/dawnlevi...
The Realities of Trying to Maintain Employment with a Disability - a Personal Perspective
Writer, poet, 2-time heart transplant recipient. Scars are tougher than skin. Trauma survivor. Sharing poetry along with stories of hope and healing. Currently writing a memoir, "Three-Hearted Girl."
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Dawn Levitt, Author @2heartcore4u.bsky.social · Jul 17
How much do you really know about the medications you take?

How safe is it? Are you taking pills or poison?

#chronicillness
#disability
#transplantlife
#medicine

Pill Rhymes with Kill for a Reason open.substack.com/pub/dawnlevi...
Pill Rhymes with Kill for a Reason
Is your medicine doing more harm than good?
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Dawn Levitt, Author @2heartcore4u.bsky.social · Jul 14
Data on how far-reaching disability is and how your odds of becoming disabled increase with age.

Please share to spread awareness if you or someone you love has a physical or mental disability.

#chronicillness
#disability

July is Disability Pride Month open.substack.com/pub/dawnlevi...
July is Disability Pride Month
We Belong Here, and We’re Here to Stay
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Dawn Levitt, Author @2heartcore4u.bsky.social · Jul 11
The eternal balancing act of caring for myself while caring for others.
#chronicillness
#disability
#caregiving

You Can Come Home Again open.substack.com/pub/dawnlevi...
You Can Come Home Again
A Hospice Update
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Dawn Levitt, Author @2heartcore4u.bsky.social · Jul 9
I’m excited to announce that three of my poems have been selected to appear in Survival & Beyond: A Survivor Anthology!

Gunmetal Gray

Silence

New Year’s Eve at Walmart

It will be available July 16, 2025 as a free e-book or purchase a hardcopy at this link:

safepass.org/anthology

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Dawn Levitt, Author @2heartcore4u.bsky.social · Jul 6
Anger is a Gift: An Anthology of Resistance and Response Poems to the 2024 Elections over 80 poets on the sociopolitical landscape following the 2024 elections
#writingcommunity
#booksky
#resistance

My Poem, "Blessed Be the Froot Loops" to be included in Anthology open.substack.com/pub/dawnlevi...
My Poem, "Blessed Be the Froot Loops" to be included in Anthology
Writer, poet, 2-time heart transplant recipient. Scars are tougher than skin. Trauma survivor. Sharing poetry along with stories of hope and healing. Currently writing a memoir, "Three-Hearted Girl."
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Dawn Levitt, Author @2heartcore4u.bsky.social · Jul 3
My essay, “One Dog, Two Hearts,” is featured in "Publish Her Anthology: Dog Years," essays about the bond between women and their dogs.

Proceeds benefit publishing and grants for underrepresented women authors.

Click here for the pre-order link: lnkd.in/gRYiGyhC

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Dawn Levitt, Author @2heartcore4u.bsky.social · Jul 1
Take action today to save American Healthcare!

#disability
#chronicillness

The Big Ugly Bill Will Kill Us All! open.substack.com/pub/dawnlevi...
The Big Ugly Bill Will Kill Us All!
A political post
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