I Guess I Was Not Sick Enough.

By Shavona Warmington

You don't expect pregnancy to break your heart-literally.

One day you're planning for a new baby. The next, doctors are explaining that your heart is failing.

I Guess I Was Not Sick Enough is the raw story of surviving peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM), a rare form of heart failure that strikes during the last month of pregnancy or shortly after childbirth. Through fear, grief, motherhood, hospitalizations, uncertainty, and healing, Shavona Warmington shares what it feels like to fight for life while trying to be the mother everyone expects you to be.

This book explores the invisible battles that statistics cannot measure: the guilt of not being able to care for your children, the loneliness of wearing a LifeVest, the frustration of looking "fine" while your heart struggles to pump blood, and the heartbreak of being misunderstood by the very people you hoped would support you.

This is a story of survival.
A story of resilience.
A story for every woman who was told,
"You'll be okay,"
when nothing felt okay.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H9LG35LT
• ISBN13: 9798188124687
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"