Creators of the BT Shunt  The BT shunt stands for the Blalock-Thomas-Taussig shunt, often referred solely as the Blalock-Taussig shunt. It is named after those who helped create it — …

Photo credit: Suha Dabit, World of Broken Hearts Scars Don’t Define Kristen was born on May 11, 1995 with the congenital heart defect (CHD) Pulmonary Atresia and Intact Ventricular Septum …

Photo Credit: Allyson Gray Photography 10 Weeks Late It took ten weeks and her mother’s persistence for Lauren Bednarz to be diagnosed with Tricuspid Atresia. Since her diagnosis in 1987, …

HRHS Rockstar Kathleen and Frank Jones had their world flipped upside down at their 20-week ultrasound appointment. It was a complete shock to find out their unborn baby girl had …

A Young Man’s Journey Dalton Waggoner was born at 32 weeks and his parents were filled with love for their healthy baby. However, two days after birth he was diagnosed …

Foster turned Forever In 2011 Gwen and Greg Lemley were serving as foster parents to three siblings. Months into the siblings being in their care, the biological mother became pregnant …

No Magical Medicine for Shone’s Complex “’I have a sick child.’ It’s something you hear often – He’s got a cold, she has a stomach virus, or even worse they …

5 surgeries by age 5 Kimberly Hall was born on November 20, 1990 with a congenital heart defect called Tricuspid Atresia. This means that her tricuspid valve did not form, …

You made it. Your sweet, precious bundle survived open-heart surgery and you’re home from the hospital. Home. The place you’ve dreamed of being for days, weeks, months (years?). You’ve settled …