Change for Hearts
Congenital Heart Defects (CHD’s)
• When a baby is born with a heart problem• Most common birth defect• Leading cause of infant death in the US• Lifelong follow up with cardiologist (heart
doctor)• Sometimes activity limitation,
medicine, catheterization/surgery
Aaron was “blue” before his surgery
Aaron needed to eat through a tube after surgery because he didn’t learn how to
swallow when he was born
Carson after heart surgery
Kara after heart surgery
• Is a support group• Family Matching• Heart Bags• Monthly social or educational events
Pool Party
The kids can see they are not the only one with a heart scar
Christmas Party
Kids and parent’s can have happy memories of being at the hospital
Monthly get-togethers
• Parents can talk and help each other• Kids can hang out and help each other• Speakers come and share their experience
• Gives money to research the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of CHDs
• Has contributed $5 million toward 48 CHD research studies
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