My name is David. A little over ten years ago, my life took a drastic turn when I found myself being wheeled through the emergency department at my local hospital. After a long year of running conflicts at work and home, I pushed myself beyond my limits and collapsed on the floormats of a martial arts center. My first heart attack revealed three major blockages of my coronary arteries. The following weeks of my life became entirely about survival, and the passing years saw me surrender every long-held dream I had for my life.

Hamburger Heart is the story of my journey through a critical point where my non-stop struggle to survive collides with the distillation of all my ambitions from my former life into the one true dream I had for myself since I was a kid. I take the chance and risk everything on an impossible quest to hold on and heal my permanently broken heart. It’s a story filled with spectacular failure, unrelenting uncertainty, and tiny glimmers of hope that sees me everywhere from drooling on the floor to standing triumphantly on top of snow-covered mountain peaks.

From finding love to the devastation of good bye, I try to connect the dots in my life while constantly dodging pitfalls, pushing past setbacks, and navigating non-stop medical crises. Somewhere along the way I meet a really cool dog that stays with me through blizzards, experimental treatments, fad diets, and honestly has this great and important story all on her own. I often get the feeling that I shouldn’t still be here, but I am. I hope that you’ll find something good in our story that you can take away as your own.

This blog is organized into a few categories, please feel free to browse around. My book is available on Amazon.com as a paperback or for Kindle. Please reach out if you’re one of the nicknamed characters in my book if you’d like a personalized copy. We’re always happy to hear from you.