In the community setting, there were several examples of teens wishing for their heart problems to remain private. Notably, an older teen spoke of weird looks he would receive when he wore a basketball jersey that made his scar visible. When this happened, he would push himself hard to prove that his ability to play basketball was unhampered by his congenital heart disease. His heart problem took a backseat to his abilities as a basketball player and as such enabled him to situate that diagnosis in the background and demonstrate his resolve to not let congenital heart disease direct his life.