By Sophie Williams My son Tomasz was born in 2018 with Transposition of the Great Arteries. He was treated at Alder Hey Hospital and spent almost eight weeks there. He is now a happy little two year old. Here is what present-day-me would say to comfort myself after my 20 week scan.
Rachael and Steph from SWiRL, a company that supports those with special educational needs, processing disorders and medical conditions to access swimming, discuss the benefits of swimming for children with heart conditions.
Linda Atkins is one of our most intrepid fundraisers having raised almost £7,000 for heart babies, like her granddaughter Ruby. Her previous efforts include supermarket collections, organising a range of events and taking on challenges. The coronavirus pandemic may have interrupted her plans, but it has in no way stopped her! Here she talks about…
When the fireworks boomed and sparkled to ring in 2020 at the end of New Year’s Eve, there’s no way we could have foreseen what would follow.
Our Fundraising and Comms Officer, Aimee Foster, shares her experience of discovering her baby had a heart defect at her 20 week scan and talks about the importance of our Think 20 campaign:
Abbie Mitchell is a mental health, bereavement and suicide awareness advocate, speaker and trainer. At her 20 week scan with her first child, discovered her unborn baby has congenital heart disease. Here, she shares her experience.
