Recently, Rapids wingman Michael Barrios was flipping through his Instagram page and came across a posting that he was tagged on. The post concerned a youngster, Justice Aliva, whose regular physical revealed a heart murmur, yet in effect, with the help and persistence of a pediatric cardiologist, it turned out that she had two holes in her heart.
Justice actually had developed Atrial Septal Defect.
The diagnoses explained her feelings of malaise and physical fatigue. The effusive and feisty defender wasn’t able to stay up with her fellow teammates during soccer practices. She felt tired if not defeated at times.