CHD Awareness Week 2017

We are closing out CHD Awareness Week with these amazing Heart Warriors who were all honored at our Gala!  Their strength and bravery in the face of adversity is an inspiration to us at Save the Heartbeat!  They are what keeps us motivated to carry out our mission of spreading…

Today’s CHD Awareness Week post is dedicated to a very special Heart Angel – Lawson Ryan Fien.  Lawson made his way into the world on October 29^th, 2014.  Despite his heart condition, he was a fierce warrior, spreading immeasurable love and joy in his just six months of life.  To understand…

Our day six CHD Awareness Week post is dedicated to Tara Carlson!  Up to this point, Tara’s heart defect has been considered an acquired heart disease (AHD).  However, as more information becomes available, some specialists think it is actually a CHD.  Whatever the case, Save the Heartbeat and the CHD…

For day five of CHD Awareness Week we are highlighting Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) through brave Heart Warrior, Brinley Kristin Holmstrom.  Brinley came into the world on February 19^th, 2014.  It wasn’t until two weeks later that she was diagnosed with TOF.  In her short three years of life, Brinley…

We’re on day three of CHD Awareness Week!  Our Heart Warrior for today is Gabe Duggan and his defects are hypoplastic right heart syndrome (HRHS), atrial septal defect (ASD) and pulmonary atresia.  On April 30^th, 2007, Gabe’s Mom, Christa, went to the hospital after her water broke at just 35…