Heart Warrior of the Week – Page 2

Marissa Domanico | Heart Warrior of the Week

Meet Marissa Domanico, our Heart Warrior of the Week! We talked with Marissa about all she has undergone throughout her almost 37-year journey with congenital heart disease – her hopes, fears, and the people that help get her through it each and every day.

March 08, 2019 by Lani O'Gorman

Tags: CHD CHD Awareness congenital heart disease heart warrior of the week TGA transposition of the great arteries

Daniel Gabriel Blackburn | Heart Warrior of the Week

Your Heart Warrior of the Week is a very special Heart Angel, Daniel Gabriel Blackburn. Daniel’s parents were expecting a routine appointment at their 20-week ultrasound but instead they got the news that no expecting parent ever wants to hear – there was something wrong with their baby’s heart. The ultrasound...

February 15, 2019 by Lani O'Gorman

Tags: CHD CHD Awareness CHD Awareness Week hypoplastic left heart syndrome TAPVR

Yvonne-Marie Valladares | Heart Warrior of the Week

Your Heart Warrior of the week is adult CHDer, Yvonne-Marie Valladares! Yvonne’s mother had gestational diabetes during her pregnancy which might’ve been the reason why doctors paid close attention to her pregnancy and she was lucky enough to get a prenatal diagnosis of truncus arteriosus. Yvonne was born on September...

January 10, 2019 by Lani O'Gorman

Tags: CHD CHD Awareness congenital heart disease heart warrior of the week truncus arteriosus

Kaeson Switch Edward Read | Heart Warrior of the Week

Save the Heartbeat Fam, meet Kaeson Switch Edward Read, your Heart Warrior of the Week! Kaeson is doing well now after one heart procedure and one open-heart surgery, but like so many who battle CHD, his journey to this point has been marked with many ups and downs. His Mom...

November 30, 2018 by Lani O'Gorman

Tags: CHD CHD Awareness congenital heart disease heart warrior of the week TGA transposition of the great arteries

Sonny James Hoffman | Heart Warrior of the Week

Your Heart Warrior of the Week is Sonny James Hoffman! Sonny was born on June 14^th, 2018 and for the first few hours of his life, he appeared to be a happy and healthy baby boy. That was until he went into cardiac shock while receiving a bath in the...

November 02, 2018 by Lani O'Gorman

Tags: CHD CHD Awareness congenital heart disease heart warrior of the week HLHS hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Krista Laine | Heart Warrior of the Week

Krista Laine is your Heart Warrior of the Week! She was orn on April 15th, 1994 and describes herself as positive, cheerful, ambitious and a bit of a perfectionist. Krista has had a unique journey with CHD because of the fact that she wasn’t diagnosed with atrial septal defect (ASD)...

October 04, 2018 by Lani O'Gorman

Tags: ASD CHD CHD Awareness congenital heart disease heart warrior of the week

Marc Mayer | Heart Warrior of the Week

Your Heart Warrior of the Week, Marc Mayer, was born on November 30^th, 1984 and diagnosed with heterotaxy with a single atrium and single right ventricle, mitral atresia and pulmonary atresia just 13 days later. Marc describes himself as confident, positive and smart. His Mom, Tracie, adds that he is

September 10, 2018 by Lani O'Gorman

Evangeline Shalom Smith | Heart Warrior of the Week

Evangeline Shalom Smith, who is described as courageous, brave and bold by her parents, is our Heart Warrior of the Week! Evangeline’s parents were missionaries in the Ukraine for the duration of the pregnancy. Due to the pregnancy taking place in a 3rd world country, they didn’t receive up-to-date medical...

August 22, 2018 by Lani O'Gorman

Tags: CHD CHD Awareness congenital heart disease heart warrior of the week TGA transposition of the great arteries

Steven Lee Burns | Heart Warrior of the Week

Steven Lee Burns is our heart Warrior of the week! He was born on March 16^th, 1990 with hypoplastic right ventricle and pulmonary atresia with an intact ventricular septum. Steven said his parents had no clue about his heart defects going into his birth. In fact, early on in his...

August 01, 2018 by Lani O'Gorman

Tags: CHD CHD Awareness congenital heart disease heart warrior of the week hypoplastic right ventricle PA pulmonary atresia tricuspid atresia

Daxtyn Kai Gabbart | Heart Warrior of the Week

Very special Heart Angel, Daxtyn Kai Gabbart, is our Heart Warrior of the Week! Daxtyn was born on December 21^st, 2017 with complete atrioventricular canal defect and coarctation of the aorta (CoA). His first surgery was performed on January 11^th, 2018 to correct the CoA and to have a band...

July 12, 2018 by Lani O'Gorman

Tags: CAVC CHD CHD Awareness CoA coarctation of the aorta complete atrioventricular canal defect congenital heart disease heart warrior of the week