Choose Life

Every day I stand amazed as I watch my daughter, Avery, laugh, play, and even breathe as she sleeps. Everything she does is a miracle. It's a miracle, because medically speaking, she shouldn't even be here with me. As I watch her, I remember all that God has done in my life, and I praise and thank him for it. I remember seeing her teeny, tiny little body wiggling around on the ultrasound screen for the first time. At only 18 weeks, she was sucking her itty-bitty thumb, and turning in a way that kept us from seeing whether she was a boy or girl. I thought then, and I think back now about how someone could have the opinion that she was merely a fetus. I saw her heart beating- she was alive, I saw her kicking- she was alive, I even saw the beginnings of her little personality as she wiggled, and hard-headedly kept us from knowing her sex- she was alive...a person with a soul and a spirit! As I watch her now, my heart begins to hurt for those who may have given up on God, or not known him in their circumstances, and chose to abort their unborn child. They may have lost their chance of an Avery in their life. Not to say, that every child in this type of circumstance would survive, if that were the case, the percentage of life wouldn't be so low, but the thought of taking that chance is overwhelming to me. We must never underestimate what the Lord our God can do if we ask him to, and we must learn to trust him even if things don't work out the way we'd prayed they would. In every heartache is a lesson, and a chance to become stronger and draw closer to God. Part of my starting this blog was to show that miracles do happen, and they happen ALL the time. Prayers are answered every moment of every day, and Jesus Christ is alive and well waiting on us to call on him. It's hard to believe at times, that it is possible for God to love us so much with all the mistakes we continually make, but it's true. In the depths of struggle, he takes you in his arms, and he heals you. The problem is, we have to let him, and we have to choose to follow his will and not our own. This includes, taking the chance that your child may or may not be born into this world. It includes understanding that if a child is born, he or she may not have the easiest life due to medical problems or physical ailments. What I can guarantee, is that there is a purpose for every life born or unborn. The unborn are able to bypass the trials and sufferings of this world with instant Heaven- joining Christ in peace, love, and serenity. Those that we are fortunate to have on this earth with us, are able to touch our hearts and our lives in a way that is unexplainable, even if it is only for a short time. Don't let any one ever tell you there is no chance, because as the bible says, all things are possible with God. By all means, Choose God and Choose Life.

Jesus looked at them and said, “For mortals it is impossible, but not for God; for God all things are possible.”

- Mark 10:27


but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

-Isaiah 40:31

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
-Romans 8:28

Be joyful always; 17 pray continually; 18 give thanks in all circumstances , for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
-I Thessalonians 5:16-18

UMC's First Arterial Switch Procedure!

JACKSON, Miss. – Dr. Jorge Salazar, University of Mississippi Health Care’s chief of congenital heart surgery, has performed the state’s first arterial switch on a Heidelberg newborn.
On Aug. 4, Salazar performed the Medical Center’s first arterial switch procedure on Zavin Arellano, a complex procedure that involved switching the heart’s major arteries, which are reversed, back to their normal position and moving the delicate coronary arteries with the aorta. With the help of a highly-skilled team of medical professionals, the surgery was successful.
“It’s one of the most complex heart surgeries done in children, and it’s the first time it has ever been performed in the state of Mississippi,” Salazar said. “This surgery represents the fact that we offer all congenital heart services here in Mississippi with excellent results.”
Since joining the Medical Center in April, Salazar and the congenital heart team have operated on 55 children with heart defects – all with excellent outcomes.
Georgianna Joe noticed her youngest son Zavin’s strange breathing when he was three days old. “I could see his stomach going in and out, in and out. He was breathing heavy,” she said.
The mother of two older sons, ages 8 and 9, couldn’t shake her concern, so she told a nurse, who alerted a physician.
“He told me when he listened to his heart, he heard an echo. They said his oxygen level was low,” Joe said.
A short time later, an AirCare crew flew to Laurel to bring Zavin to the University of Mississippi Medical Center for a thorough examination. The diagnosis: transposition of the great vessels and a ventricular septal defect.
Transposition of the great vessels reverses the way blood circulates through the body, reducing the amount of oxygen in the blood. Without adequately oxygenated blood, the body can’t function properly.
In other words, Zavin was born with two major heart vessels switched and a hole in his heart.
“I remember when they told me. I just cried a lot,” Joe said. “But we had lots of prayers.”
Before Salazar joined the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Zavin and his mother would have had to abruptly leave the state and fly to another medical center to repair the defects. Instead, they made UMMC and Mississippi history.
Dr. Giorgio Aru, professor of surgery and heart transplant surgeon, said UMMC continues its legacy as a frontrunner in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
“For many years, the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery has been actively looking for a national leader in pediatric cardiac surgery totally dedicated to the creation and leadership of a pediatric cardiac center,” he said. “We were finally able to recruit Dr. Salazar, who has the skills and the vision necessary to place the University of Mississippi Medical Center at the same level of the major centers in the country for pediatric cardiac care.”
Joe said support from hospital staff helped her cope with stress during what’s typically a joyous time. Often, her husband, Roberto Arellano, had to work and care for the other children while she remained at the hospital.
“It was scary at first, but whatever that would help him survive, we had to do it,” she said.
Salazar said the congenital heart program is just one way the Medical Center is working to improve children’s health.
For that, Joe said she was grateful. Zavin’s heart is now completely normal, and he will have the opportunity for a normal life.
Hospital beds have been Zavin’s only home since his birth July 21. Joe looks forward to taking her now 1-month-old son to meet family and friends for the first time and to finally sleep in his own bed.

Kimberly's Story of TS

The following is Kimberly Gamson's story. Here is the link to Kimberly's website, where you may purchase her butterfly jewelry (pictured) to support Turner's Syndrome awareness...
http://www.tsbutterflies.com/





Thank you Kimberly for bravely sharing your story in order to touch the lives of others- God Bless you!



I was born prematurely in California on Travis Air Force Base on February 9th, 1971 and have put a lot of living into my nearly forty years on this earth since being diagnosed at birth with Turner's Syndrome (as we all now know is defined as a chromosomal disorder diagnosed only in females who have only one X chromosome; marked by short stature, heart abnormalities and underdeveloped sex organs) which would affect my life for years to come. I had webbing of the neck (that I had several surgeries on up until I was twelve years old) which was an early indication that I had TS and I was also very sick and had to stay in the hospital for months before going home. Back then, Turner's Syndrome was not well known and as both my mother and father were very young.

When I was born, they had a lot of decisions to make and why was this? I will tell you.. First of all, as there was so much that was still unknown about this birth defect to many health care professionals at the time, they told my parents to basically give me up for adoption because they were so young and I was going to need alot of future care and that I would never have a normal life and would basically be a vegetable as it is so affectionately described as. So my mother, wonderful woman that she is, decided to defy what the doctor's had told her and keep me and raise me, as after all, I was her flesh and blood, her child, and she was not giving up on me! unfortunately, my father took the opposite route and that was that....

Growing up, although I was a happy child, I was also considered a loner by some and although I had friends, I normally preferred to spend time alone reading (I love the library and still do!) or listening to music. I truly believed that my love of books and reading helped me overcome my speech issues I had a a child. My mother tried to give me as normal a childhood as possible, but it was not always easy. I had many developmental problems such as a speech impedement as mentioned, and hearing loss (which today is much worse but I am getting by) and was not developing normally like a normal girl my age. My mom never gave up on me though, and she pushed me hard to learn and have confidence in myself and to this day, I am thankful to her for doing so.

I saw a TS specialist who ran all sorts of test on me and wanted to put me on growth hormones but my mother decided against them due to the side effects, and I was also on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) which I discontinued after a few years. Furthermore, although I went to regular public school during my elementary and middle school years, I still had to attend special programs that were available as I had difficulty with math, english, and reading, speech issues, etc.. Honestly, I think since TS had such a big impact on my life growing up that I had to make it not such a part of my life to feel normal, which was not easy. My two younger sisters that were born to my mom and her second husband both had normal lives and were born completely normal physically and here I was looking so different than them and we all know how we can be cruel as youngsters and we all had our share of teasing and cruel jokes so that was also an obstacle, but who does not face that as a child at some point? I was also jealous of my sister Heather growing up because she was always so popular and pretty and tall I always asked myself "why can't I be like her?" as I felt the same way about my mom and baby sister Patricia, so obviously I had a lot of issues with self-acceptance.

By the time I started my high school education, I was no longer taking special classes, which I felt was an acheivement and I graduated as normal, another acheivment! however as I was getting older and developing and maturing, of course the curiosity of boys did as well. Again arose the self-acceptance issue; "How am I going to explain my TS to a boy, and will he understand or reject me?"

It pretty much went all right over the years and then I met the one in 1997, my husband Steven. He was the one that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with, but once again came the TS issue, infertility. How would the man I love accept the fact that I could never give him a child naturally? (My sisters both had beautiful children, Heather a son named jake, who will be thirteen in August 2010, and Patricia a daughter Breanna, who just turned ten) well needless to say, I found out the answer when he proposed to me and we were married on the one of the most important and happiest days of my life, June 20th 1999. To this day we are working through the infertility issue as a couple and will probably pursue surrogacy in the near future, and when the time comes and my husband and I are blessed with children, I hope I am near as wonderful mother as my mother was to me. But until then, we are as happy as we were the day we got married, even happier in fact! and why... because he loves everything about me just as I am, flaws and all, and to me that is worth everything! Today, I lead a pretty normal and yet sometimes challenging, but overall happy life, enjoying marriage and family and planning for the future.

I am currently making another dream come true by attending college where I am currently in my third year working to obtain a Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare Administration with the University of Phoenix Axia Online College, which I will complete next year....yay! I also am finishing up a course with the U.S. Career Institute to obtain a certification to be a medical billing specialist. My husband and I are working on starting our own financial services business in the near future. Healthwise I am half deaf in both ears and get occasional ear infections, have hypertension, edema in both my hands and feet, a weak heart and heart murmur and still overcoming depression and insomnia which I have suffered from off on and for many years and currently on medication for which is helping, but believe you and me it definitely is not slowing me down!

Well that is my story in a nutshell. Thank you to my newly discovered and wonderful Facebook TS Sistas as we are all over the world for giving me the strength to do this as it was not very easy at all, as I am a very private person, but if my story helps just one other TS sista, then it will be worth it.. I love you all! To have you to understand what I have gone through and to relate to, as I never had that type of support much growing up, It is such a wonderful thing to be able to talk with other women who have TS and I also want to make it known that although I accept the fact that I have Turner's Syndrome, and want to do my part to spread awareness in my local area and as far as I can, there is more to me than this and it is just a small part of who I am and will always be. But remember as well that we are all miracles and God brought us on this earth to do great things and great things we shall do! We are all unique, special and beautiful both inside and out and never forget that! I am certianly looking forward to the next forty years....

BRING IT ON!!!!!! Kimberly A. Gamson

The Mayo Clinic

I found all of the following information on the Mayo Clinic website...
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/congenital-heart-defects/CC00026 is the link. I know as a heart mommy myself, I thoroughly understand my own daughter's defects, but I'm not so educated on others. These are pretty brief descriptions with photos, so I thought they'd give everyone an overview of some defects that some may not be familiar with- hope these help! God Bless! Megan

Truncus arteriosus

Truncus arteriosus

This is a defect in which the normally separate pulmonary artery and aorta merge into one single large vessel (truncus) arising from the two bottom chambers of the heart (right and left ventricles). Many people who have this defect also have a large ventricular septal defect, which turns the right and left ventricles into a single chamber. This allows red oxygenated blood and blue unoxygenated blood to mix. Too much blood may flow to the lungs, flooding them and making it difficult to breathe. It can also result in life-threatening pulmonary hypertension — high blood pressure in the lungs.

Surgery is needed to close the septal defect with a patch and to separate the pulmonary arteries from the trunk.

Atrioventricular canal defect

Atrioventricular canal defect

This is a combination of defects, including a large hole in the center of the heart and a single common valve instead of the separate tricuspid and mitral valves. Also called atrioventricular septal defect, this defect is classified by whether it's only partial (involving only the upper chambers of the heart), or complete (in which blood can travel freely among all four chambers of the heart). Both forms of the defect allow extra blood to circulate to the lungs, causing the heart to enlarge.

The condition occurs most often in children with Down syndrome. Infants may also have trouble breathing and not grow well. Surgery is often done in infancy to close the hole and reconstruct the valves.

Ebstein's anomaly

Ebstein's anomaly

This is a defect of the tricuspid valve, which controls blood flow between the heart's right atrium, which is an upper chamber of the heart, and the right ventricle, a bottom chamber of the heart. The valve is positioned lower than normal into the right ventricle instead of remaining between the atrium and the ventricle. The incorrectly formed ventricle is too small and the atrium too large, and neither functions properly. The valve often allows blood to leak from the ventricle into the atrium. This defect often occurs along with other heart defects.

Some patients have symptoms early in life including heart failure and life-threatening irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias). Other patients may have no signs or symptoms until adulthood. Treatment is with medications or with surgery.

Tetralogy of Fallot

Tetralogy of Fallot

This defect is a combination of four (tetralogy) heart defects. The four defects typically are ventricular septal defect (VSD), pulmonary valve stenosis, a misplaced aorta and a thickened right ventricular wall (right ventricular hypertrophy). They usually result in an insufficient amount of oxygenated blood reaching the body.

Complications of tetralogy of Fallot (fuh-LOE) include cyanosis — sometimes called "blue baby syndrome," since the lips, fingers and toes may have a bluish tinge from lack of oxygen — as well as poor eating, not being physically able to exercise, irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias), delayed growth and development, and stroke. Surgery to repair the defects is required early in life.

Transposition of the greater arteries

Transposition of the great arteries

With this defect, the positions of the aorta — the main artery leading away from the heart — and the pulmonary artery, which leads to the lungs, are reversed (transposed). The aorta and pulmonary arteries are, together, sometimes referred to as the great arteries. The aorta arises from the right ventricle instead of the left ventricle. The pulmonary artery also arises from the left ventricle instead of the right. This prevents nourishing oxygenated blood from reaching the body.

This condition would quickly be fatal to a newborn except it's generally accompanied by another defect — commonly a septal defect or patent ductus arteriosus — that allows oxygen-rich blood to get to the body. Surgery to repair the condition is usually necessary shortly after birth.

Aortic Stenosis

Aortic stenosis
Aortic stenosis is a defect that narrows or blocks the aortic valve opening, making it difficult for the heart to pump blood into the aorta — the main artery leading away from the heart — on to the rest of your body.

The defect can cause the heart to get bigger, left-sided heart failure, abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias), infections of the heart (endocarditis) and fainting. Treatment includes surgery to repair or replace the valve or, in young children, widening of the valve through a surgical procedure called balloon valvuloplasty, in which a balloon-like device widens the valve so that blood can flow through.

Pulomonary Valve Stenosis

Pulmonary valve stenosis

In this condition, blood flow from one of the heart's bottom chambers, the right ventricle, to the pulmonary artery is slowed by narrowing at the pulmonary valve. When there's narrowing (stenosis), the right ventricle must pump harder to get blood into the artery that carries blood to the lungs (pulmonary artery). Pulmonary valve stenosis may occur along with other defects, such as thickening of the muscle of the right ventricle below the valve.

In many cases, pulmonary stenosis is mild and doesn't require treatment. But because it can cause heart failure, arrhythmias or enlargement of the right heart chambers, it may be necessary to correct the defect. In many cases a balloon (pulmonary valvuloplasty) open the narrowed valve. In some cases, especially people with other heart defects, surgery may be necessary to replace the diseased valve with an artificial valve.

Atrial Septal Defect

Atrial septal defect

Atrial septal defect is a hole that occurs when the muscular wall (septum) separating the top two chambers of the heart (right and left atria) doesn't close properly. This allows oxygen-rich blood from the left atrium to flow into the right atrium, where it mixes with blood that doesn't have adequate oxygen in it. Blood from the left atrium should normally flow into the left ventricle and on to the aorta and the rest of the body.

Minor cases may cause no symptoms and may not require treatment. Larger defects may require surgery or cardiac catheterization to repair the hole.

Ventricular Septal Defect

Ventricular septal defect

Sometimes called a hole in the heart, this defect — the most common congenital heart defect — occurs when the muscular wall (septum) separating the bottom chambers of the heart (right and left ventricles ) doesn't fully form. The hole allows oxygen-rich blood to leak from the left ventricle into the right ventricle, instead of moving into the aorta and on to the body. In the right ventricle, the oxygen-rich blood mixes with blood that doesn't have enough oxygen in it.

Ventricular septal defect can lead to heart failure, high blood pressure in the lungs (pulmonary hypertension), infections of the heart (endocarditis), irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias) and delayed growth. Small holes may heal on their own or cause no symptoms. Larger holes may require surgery to stitch the hole closed or to cover the hole with a patch.

The Metro-Jackson Start! Heart Walk

Avery and I are fighting heart disease and stroke by participating in the American Heart Association’s Start! Heart Walk on October 10, 2010. Please support this cause by making a donation that will help provide research and education to stop our No. 1 and No. 3 killers. Thank you in advance for your support!
God Bless You!!
Megan and Avery Bell




http://metrojacksonheartwalk.kintera.org/averybell

The #28 Hope 4 Tiny Hearts Car!

CHD Facts

The Following Information was taken from CHIN, the Congenital Heart Information Network.


Congenital Heart Disease is considered to be the most common birth defect, and is a leading cause of birth-defect related deaths worldwide.
Despite the fact that CHD affects approximately 1.8 millions families in the U.S., a relatively small amount of funding is currently available for parent/patient educational services, research, and support.


Congenital Heart Defect Fact Sheet
Sometime during early pregnancy, a baby's heart may not form properly, resulting in structural abnormalities known as Congenital Heart Defects. In many cases the cause is unknown.
It is estimated that 40,000 babies with Congenital Heart Defects (CHD) are born in the United States each year.
Although some babies will be diagnosed at birth, newborns are not routinely screened for CHD. The consequences of a late diagnosis can have serious, lifelong implications.**
CHD is the most frequently occurring birth defect, and is the leading cause of birth-defect related deaths. Nearly 1,800 infants with CHD die each year as a result of congenital heart defects
Some CHDs may require visits to a Pediatric Cardiologist. Others can be treated with medications or repaired with surgery and/or procedures. Complex defects may require several surgeries and are never really "cured".
The majority of patients born with congenital heart defects are now adults****, yet many adults with CHD are not receiving adequate ongoing care from trained specialists.**


* NHLBI

**Report of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Working Group on Research in Adult Congenital Heart Disease, 2006

***Congenital Heart Surgeons Society

Signs and Symptoms of Heart Defects
Parents should be alert to the following symptoms in infancy:
Tires easily during feeding (i.e. falls asleep before feeding finishes
Sweating around the head, especially during feeding
Fast breathing when at rest or sleeping
Pale or bluish skin color
Poor weight gain
Sleeps a lot - not playful or curious for any length of time
Puffy face, hands, and/or feet
Often irritable, difficult to console



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Some children with CHDs may not have any symptoms until later in childhood. Things to look for include:

Gets out of breath during play

Difficulty "keeping up" with playmates

Tires easily/sleeps a lot

Change in color during active play or sports (looks pale or has a bluish tint around mouth and nose)

Frequent colds and respiratory illnesses

Slow growth and weight gain/poor appetite

Complains of chest pain and/or heart pounding




If your child has two or more of these symptoms, talk to your pediatrician about a referral to a Pediatric Cardiologist.

Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week is in February 2011.
For Helpful Resources, Check Out the Following Link: http://tchin.org/families/index.htm

News Update!

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Upcoming Fundraiser!

A Cross Healed Hearts T-Shirt is now in the works! I am hoping to have the design by the end of this week. Mrs. Kathy Means at National Trophy here in Jackson is working on it for me. It will be a Southern Belle style shirt. Funds raised will go towards buying materials for the pillows pictured on this blog, as well as, small heart pillows and Sharpie markers for Batson Hospital patients! I am also hoping to do some prayer/awareness bracelets for mothers, and printed material to go along with the pillows. Hopefully, we can raise enough to do some other great things as well- I guess we will find out soon!


Other...

My school Quest class teachers have offered to help us as their yearly community project! We are now brainstorming ideas, but are thinking of having the kids create knot flannel blankets for hospital patients and parents!

The Upcoming Nascar Race!!

Raising Big Hope 4 Tiny Hearts!
August 20, 2010, Bristol Motor Speed Way, 7:30 P.M.



The fol­low­ing names will be included on the Hope 4 Tiny Hearts NASCAR on August 20th. The dead­line for sub­mis­sion has already passed, so we can no longer accept addi­tional names.

THE FOLLOWING NAMES HAVE BEEN VERIFIED

Aaric Festa
Abby Pedron­celli
Abi­gail Thomas
Aiden Beers
AJ Rager
Alexan­der Moore
Alexis Fauci
Alexis Lied­berg
Alyssa Pine
Ander­son McDuffie
Andrew Gre­gory
Art Dougherty
Ash­ley Shipe
Aubrey Krell
Ava Allen
Averi Budde
Avery Bell
Avery Weis­dor­fer
Bar­bara Riles
Blak­lie Allen
Braden Sarver
Bre­anna Eskew
Brett Nee­ley
Brook­lyn McGough
Bryce Tory
C.R Fields
Caleb Cook
Caleb Gre­gory
Car­o­line McK­askle
Cas­siana Wentzel-Ashcraft
Caylen Ayscue
Chance John­son
Chloe Duyck
Christo­pher Pena, Jr.
Claire Capri
Colby Elliott
Con­nor Win­ches­ter
Cora McCormick
Danny Ortiz
Deaken Wright
Des­ti­nee Cook
Dorian Soli­mano
Eli Han­cock
Eli­jah Mayeux
Ellie Fer­raro
Emily Brush­wyler
Emily Lind­sey
Emily Tay­lor
Emma Hess
Emma Wom­ack
Ethan Durham
Eva Masio­nis
Gizele Kel­ley
Grace Chance
Grace Cooper
Grace Gle­ich­ner
Grace Mall­graf
Gra­cie Snider
Gus Helmink
Hai­ley McCrow
Harley Steele
Hazel Hei­del­berger
Hope Matthews
Hunter Her­nan­dez
Ian Sil­vestrini
Isaac Pry
Jacob Heis­ley
Jacob Shaw
James Man­nix
Jamie Alec­cia
Jamiee Hein
Jared Turn­gren
Jarod Davis
Jay­den Frank­fa­ther
Jenna Lil­lie
Jenna Rip­ple
Joe Prasifka
Joey Tur­turice
Jonah Cox
Jono­van Gutier­rez
Jor­dan James
Kala Poza
Karly Boyda
Kay­den Holmes
Kaylee Thomp­son
Kaylie Bremser
Khloe Maeve
Kiara Brew­ster
Kur­tis Warner
Kyle Ben­nett
Kyle Smith
Lau­ren Celeskey
Lau­ren Reynolds
Lil­lian Benn
Lil­lian Tay­lor
Lilly Smit­sky
Logan Shaf­fer
Lon­don Mob­ley II
Lucas Jack­son­Da­ley
Lydia Lawrence
Maci Humphreys
Madeleine Ames
Madi­son Hut­sell
Madi­son Miller
Maken­zie Etter
Mari­beth Gillis
Mark Porter
Matthew June
Micah Major
Michaela Stubbs
Miguel Sanchez
Mor­gan Van Lake
Natalie Bent
Natha­nial Frap­pier
Nolan Har­ri­son
Oliver Shelp­man
Olivia Kewer
Olivia Teague
Olyvia Reno
Owen Blutrich
Paula Rieber
Pey­ton Kirk
Piper Stephen­son
Ray­mond Mop­pin Jr.
Riley Brock
Robert Jenot Jr
Ryder All­man
Sairah Casto-Hodge
Sam Baugh
Seth Bon­nett
Shawn Sweeney
Sunni Ban­ney
Syd­nie Smith
Tane­sha Ives
Thomas & Jonathan Ander­son
TJ Smith
Tommy Derek­sen
Trace Knight
Trey­ton McFar­land
Tristin Fair­banks
Tucker Hamil­ton
Vic­to­ria Williams
Will Shep­herd
Xavier Gal­le­gos
Yoshua Jimenez
Zach Miller
Zachary Shafer


The Chloe Duyck Memo­r­ial Fund is ded­i­cated to sup­port­ing con­gen­i­tal heart defect aware­ness while rais­ing fund­ing for research ini­tia­tives in the area of pedi­atric con­gen­i­tal heart defects. CHDs are the most com­mon and most fatal of all birth defects, yet this area of med­i­cine is grossly under­funded. With your help, we can make a dif­fer­ence and we can save more lives! Will you join us?
Fundraising Pages for Hope 4 Tiny Hearts may be found at the following link:
http://www.change.org/chloe_duyck_memorial_fund/projects/fundraising_pages?project_id=69607