I recently read a blog from some of our good friends who also have a son with HLHS. In this blog they took the time to share something very important to all, especially to those who have a child or know someone with a CHD, or congenital heart defect. They really gave their listening audience something to think about so we want to do the same for our listening audience.
February is Heart Awareness Month, February 7-14 specifically is CHD Awareness Week. This is a very important time of the year especially for those families with a child or someone who knows someone with a CHD. We have never before, until now, put much thought into things like this until we found out Trent was gonna be born with HLHS. As great as Trent is doing now, we have to remember that he will always have HLHS, it's something that will never go away. Children born with a CHD go through more in their first few years of life than most people go through in a lifetime. We continue to learn new things everyday concerning CHD. Did you know, heart disease is the second leading cause of death for children. Wow, heart disease is serious. CHD has touched our family in mighty ways and we continue to learn more about the seriousness of heart disease. As Trent's parents, we simply want to make people aware of heart disease and the seriousness of it.
In honoring this month as Heart Awareness Month, Braxton is raising money for the AHA, the American Heart Association. He is participating in a project at his school called "Jump Rope for Heart." Through this project they are learning how their heart works and how to take care of their heart through physical activity and nutrition. When we asked Braxton if he wanted to participate, he said yes he needed to since Trent has half of a heart. Pretty cool thing for us as his parents to hear him say. He makes us very proud. If you would like to help out with a donation you can go to the following link: http://honor.americanheart.org/site/TR/JumpforHeart/MAA-Mid-AtlanticAffiliate?px=3153959&pg=personal&fr_id=1683. This is Braxton's web page. Of course you can also go to www.americanheartassociation.org as well.
When we started this blog we never intended to use it as an advertisement but this is special to us. We simply want people to be aware of heart disease and to know how it affects many families throughout the world. We have included some pictures that show just a piece of what Trent and so many other babies that have a CHD have gone through. These are strong and brave children. There are also some more current pictures to show how God has blessed the doctors and nurses with the ability to make repairs so that children can have a fairly normal life.
Thank you for letting us share our hearts.
February is Heart Awareness Month, February 7-14 specifically is CHD Awareness Week. This is a very important time of the year especially for those families with a child or someone who knows someone with a CHD. We have never before, until now, put much thought into things like this until we found out Trent was gonna be born with HLHS. As great as Trent is doing now, we have to remember that he will always have HLHS, it's something that will never go away. Children born with a CHD go through more in their first few years of life than most people go through in a lifetime. We continue to learn new things everyday concerning CHD. Did you know, heart disease is the second leading cause of death for children. Wow, heart disease is serious. CHD has touched our family in mighty ways and we continue to learn more about the seriousness of heart disease. As Trent's parents, we simply want to make people aware of heart disease and the seriousness of it.
In honoring this month as Heart Awareness Month, Braxton is raising money for the AHA, the American Heart Association. He is participating in a project at his school called "Jump Rope for Heart." Through this project they are learning how their heart works and how to take care of their heart through physical activity and nutrition. When we asked Braxton if he wanted to participate, he said yes he needed to since Trent has half of a heart. Pretty cool thing for us as his parents to hear him say. He makes us very proud. If you would like to help out with a donation you can go to the following link: http://honor.americanheart.org/site/TR/JumpforHeart/MAA-Mid-AtlanticAffiliate?px=3153959&pg=personal&fr_id=1683. This is Braxton's web page. Of course you can also go to www.americanheartassociation.org as well.
When we started this blog we never intended to use it as an advertisement but this is special to us. We simply want people to be aware of heart disease and to know how it affects many families throughout the world. We have included some pictures that show just a piece of what Trent and so many other babies that have a CHD have gone through. These are strong and brave children. There are also some more current pictures to show how God has blessed the doctors and nurses with the ability to make repairs so that children can have a fairly normal life.
Thank you for letting us share our hearts.
2 comments:
Well said!!! Love it!!!!
What a wonderful post. Seeing the after pics of Trent and getting to see him and Murphy this weekend looking so healthy and cute helps to give me and Vic strength and hope for Katherine's surgeries that she will soon be going through. Happy Valentine's Day guys!
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