Erica Thayer   |   February 10, 2020

Kidney Crisis What do you do when the treatment for your CHD completely destroys your kidneys? Fourteen year old Eve walked this fine line just earlier this year. Eve was …

Erica Thayer   |   December 9, 2019

This post was written by Lisa Bocan. Lisa is mom to three beautiful children, one being heart angel Mila Rose. Read about Mila’s story through her mom’s eyes. It is …

Erica Thayer   |   October 7, 2019

This post is written and originally posted on Heart Savvy Momma. Heart Savvy Momma was created by Erica Thayer, co-founder of Project Heart. Heart Surgery day The day that has been looming …

Erica Thayer   |   June 17, 2019

Episode I: Something Wrong When Dylan Van Dyke was born, doctors told his mother something was wrong with his heart. He was born with Pulmonary Vein Stenosis (PVS) a critical …

Erica Thayer   |   February 17, 2019

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 …

Erica Thayer   |   December 18, 2018

Unfamiliar Territory Imagine you are driving down an unfamiliar road. It’s dark and the asphalt is slick with rain. You can only see as far as the reach of your …

Erica Thayer   |   August 9, 2018

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 …

Erica Thayer   |   July 23, 2018

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 …

Erica Thayer   |   July 11, 2018

A Mother’s Intuition Emory Lee was born with an ASD and VSD – meaning there are holes in the upper and lower chambers of his heart. His parents, Tamara and …

Erica Thayer   |   July 5, 2018

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, …

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