By Melissa O’Donnell, new mom and new CHD advocate and student “I am going to send you to cardiology. It’s probably nothing, but I need you to go now.”…
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By Sara Toner I stepped into the role of being a heart mom not knowing where it would take me. I didn’t entirely understand the meaning of CHD, and…
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By Katelyn Stocker A close group of friends recently asked me to reflect on 2018 and remember the highs and lows as we anticipated the new year. I promptly…
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By Jen Gill Holly’s story began in utero. We tried for a couple of years to get pregnant, and ultimately needed IVF to achieve our dream of being parents….
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By Jodi Smith Lemacks, Esq., National Program Director of Mended Little Hearts “There is something wrong with your baby’s heart,” the doctor said, and in an instant, your world changed. Pregnancy excitement and…
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By Katelyn Stocker I’ve really been wrestling with my identity as a heart mom. I don’t want it, and I don’t want it to define me, but it does….
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By Anna Jaworski You may have seen a logo that is a globe with a circle of hearts hugging it. That’s the logo for Hearts Unite the Globe: A Nonprofit…
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By Lauren Garda **This article may or may not contain personal risk and the data stated in the article does not represent the CHD population as a whole. This…
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By Ashley Nuxoll I was born with a congenital heart defect called bicuspid aortic stenosis. My parents’ names are Terri and Cliff — all they knew was that they…
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By Michelle Bowers Four years later, and I’m still angry. After all these years, I am still mad. Most parents take their babies home — friends and family visit;…
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