But, you know, it really got through to my heart because I was young.

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In 2005, my friend Nichole held my hand as we sat through the memorial service and watched the cremation of my lover who died unexpectedly from a heart attack at the age of 36.

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Have you ever been halfway through a heart attack and thought "If only my shirt had been laced with wireless sensors that monitored respiration and body temperature, this cheese-stick-related incident might have been prevented"?

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My heart rate is increasing just writing this, let alone living through it.

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One challenge that sits at the heart of my role as the leader of this organization is guiding Tides through major competitive shifts happening now in the philanthropy sector, which could connect us to a whole new universe of donors committed to social change.

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And as the father of two children, obviously, it breaks my heart to think about children who have been vulnerable, have probably already gone through difficult situations and then are subjected to even more difficult situations in the past.

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