Client Spotlight: Isobel Humphries

Eat Well Rx participant Isobel Humphries

Isobel has always lived a healthy lifestyle. At 23, however, she's already had three open-heart surgeries. When her aortic valve began failing last year and she went into heart failure, she approached it the way she always has: by pushing through.

Her most recent surgery was last fall, and she's still on the road to recovery — and as a result has been out of work for nearly a year.

Isobel has always been active and a healthy eater. But without income, keeping her fridge stocked with fruits and vegetables was a struggle. Then she came across the Eat Well program.

Enrolling in Eat Well's produce prescription program meant she could finally eat the way she wanted to again — and in a way that helped her recover. She started eating more intentionally, following an anti-inflammatory diet, and says she can feel the difference: fewer aches and pains, and a body that responds better when she's fueling it right.

"It's really been a lifesaver for me this year. I'm so thankful for it."