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