From Crisis to Recovery
Your Heart Surgery Recovery Companion
Real experience, plain English guidance — supporting you through every stage of your cardiac recovery journey.
Two Pillars
Two Ways to Support Your Recovery
The Book
Beating the Odds
A firsthand account of open-heart surgery recovery — the emotional rollercoaster, the setbacks, and the moments of hope. Written in plain English for patients and their loved ones.
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Today's Guidance
A steady approach today may help — light activity, rest where needed...
The App
My Heart Recovery Coach
Daily check-ins, personalised guidance, and progress tracking — all designed around the lived experience of cardiac recovery. Join the waitlist to be first to know when it launches.
Learn more →Recovery often moves in waves, not in a straight line.
What Readers Are Saying
Early readers on what Beating the Odds meant to them.
“This is the kind of book I wish more patients had access to before surgery. It’s easy to read, highly relatable, and filled with practical advice.”
“What I loved was how real it felt. No sugarcoating. Just an honest look at surviving a major heart scare and figuring out life afterward.”
“The book doesn’t stop at the operating room doors. What makes it so valuable is how honest it feels — reassurance from someone who has walked the road himself.”
About the Author
Andy Wheeler
Andy is a heart surgery survivor who turned his own recovery journey into a mission to help others. After experiencing the emotional and physical challenges of cardiac recovery first-hand, he wrote Beating the Odds and is building the My Heart Recovery Coach app — resources he wished had existed during his own recovery.
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You don't have to recover alone
Andy hosts a welcoming community on Skool for people navigating heart surgery recovery — a place to ask questions, share setbacks and wins, and hear from others who genuinely understand.
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Whether you're freshly out of surgery or months into recovery, help is here.
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