Shin Fujiyama was born with a heart problem: ‘a hole in the heart’

On the day he completed his 3,000-kilometer race , Shin Fujiyama revealed that he was born with heart problems and that doctors told him he “could never be an athlete.”

Through an emotional video shared on his social media, the influencer born in Japan in 1983 explained the details of his condition and the restrictions it entailed.

“I was born with a heart defect called ‘septic ventricular defect ,’ meaning I had a hole in my heart and I bled ; the doctors told my parents that I couldn’t play many sports and that I would never be a high-performance athlete,” he explained.

After the diagnosis, his parents, who are running alongside him, dedicated time, money and a lot of hope to improve his condition.

Although Shin Fujiyama eventually managed to lead a normal life, his parents never stopped worrying about his health, he said in the clip.

“If I can run those 3,000 kilometers from Reynosa, Mexico, to San Pedro Sula, Cortés, I can show my parents that their son no longer has limits and they can stop worrying about me,” he said while hugging them.

Shin Fujiyama has completed his career!

Thanks to his will, his faith and his love for the children of Honduras, Shin managed to overcome his heart problem and this Monday he arrived in El Progreso, Yoro , having completed the race that he began on July 15.

Surrounded by the love of the Honduran people, who thank him and baptized him as the ‘most Honduran Japanese’, this is how the influencer sang the Honduran Anthem.

The funds raised through the challenge are being used to rebuild ten educational centers , which will be added to the goal of one thousand schools across the country.