by lisapacephoto | Feb 14, 2019 | CHD Awareness Week, Congenital Heart Defect
ABBY AGE: In this photo she’s 1 1/2 years old DIAGNOSIS: Tetralogy of Fallot, Pulmonary Atresia, and MAPCAS DIAGNOSED: at birth To close CHD Awareness Week, I wanted to share the story of a very special heart warrior. If I hadn’t had the...
by lisapacephoto | Feb 11, 2019 | CHD Awareness Week, Congenital Heart Defect
TYSON AGE: 10 years old DIAGNOSIS: Hypoplastic Right Ventricle, Tricuspid Atresia, Coarctation of Aorta, Transposed Great Arteries, with VSD and ASD DIAGNOSED: 10 days old Tyson’s mom Melissa writes: “Tyson was born with severe and complex congenital heart...
by lisapacephoto | Feb 10, 2019 | CHD Awareness Week, Congenital Heart Defect, Heart Warriors
FAITH AGE: 2 years DIAGNOSIS: Coarctation of the Aorta, Atrial Septal Defect, Bicuspid Aortic Valve. DIAGNOSED: During pregnancy (19 weeks) Faith was diagnosed with a heart defect during pregnacy. At first her parents were told it was a chromosomal problem but after...
by lisapacephoto | Feb 9, 2019 | broken hearts, CardiacKids, CHD Awareness Week, Congenital Heart Defect
BRADEN AGE: 4 years old (in photo) DIAGNOSIS: Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA) DIAGNOSED: 6 weeks old At a doctor’s appointment at 6 weeks old, it was suspected something was wrong. Braden was immediately sent to SickKids where the diagnosis was...
by lisapacephoto | Feb 8, 2019 | CHD Awareness Week, Congenital Heart Defect
PENNY AGE : 3 years old DIAGNOSIS – Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia and MAPCA’s. She also has dextrocardia (heart points to right side of heart not left) WHEN DIAGNOSED – 6 weeks old Penny’s mom Amanda writes: “I always had...
by lisapacephoto | Feb 7, 2019 | CHD Awareness Week, Congenital Heart Defect
Aortic Valve Stenosis…Atrial Septal Defect…Complete Atrioventricular Canal Defect…d-Transposition of the great Arteries…As a university educated adult, I struggle to pronounce these names and sadly, to many parents these words roll off their...
