CHD Awareness Week 2017
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…
Lawson Fien | CHD Awareness Week
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 29th, 2014. Despite his heart condition, he was a fierce warrior, spreading immeasurable love and joy in his just six months of life. To understand…
Tara Carlson | CHD Awareness Week
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…
Brinley Holmstrom | CHD Awareness Week
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 19th, 2014. It wasn’t until two weeks later that she was diagnosed with TOF. In her short three years of life, Brinley…
Luca DeLaGarza | CHD Awareness Week
Gabe Duggan | CHD Awareness Week
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 30th, 2007, Gabe’s Mom, Christa, went to the hospital after her water broke at just 35…