we are here with mimi swartz to talk about her book which is a page turner so i'm glad you are here particularly in a best time of disasters just to be able to talk about something that affects us all in matters of the heart is a great opportunity. make sure you speak into the microphone so that everyone can hear you and then books are for sale and afterwards she will be signing copies of her book so be sure to head that way. so this i will introduce ourselves. my name is kate and i am an editor at highline magazine and i know her because they worked for many years together and she's a longtime executive editor and many of you probably know her pieces in "the new york times" it's about the quest for an artificial heart. before we begin, i asked her to do a little reading for us so go ahead. >> guest: date hispanic business such a huge crowd i am ecstatic to be here. many of you are like me and look what you arlike you are in the t disease prone years. [laughter] i thought that i would start with a short reading. to answerw questions i don't knw why trump doesn't have a heart attack so i will get