30 years post Fontan

wpengine   |   November 11, 2019

Lisa Hemming is a 33 year old CHD survivor and patient advocate. She has Tricuspid Atresia, TGA, ASD, VSD, and Coarctation of the Aorta. She has had four open heart …

Erica Thayer   |   January 31, 2019

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, …

Erica Thayer   |   July 18, 2018

Birthday Surprise Catherine and Brad Clinkscales went in on Catherine’s 30th birthday for her 20-week ultrasound to find out if they were having a boy or a girl. “I thought …

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, …

Tyler Thayer   |   April 25, 2016

  No one wants to hear that there could be something wrong with their baby’s heart. The news is typically unexpected and always scary to hear. Yet, those words are …

Tyler Thayer   |   April 9, 2016

Expecting a child is an exciting time, no matter if it is your first, or (I would assume) even your tenth. Though, if God chooses to bless us with ten …

Tyler Thayer   |   February 10, 2016

There are two main “classes” of Congenital Heart Defects: more mild defects which sometimes require no intervention, or less invasive treatments, and Critical Congenital Heart defects. Critical defects include missing …

Tyler Thayer   |   February 8, 2016

Yesterday we had the pleasure to share the story of sweet Harper whose life was sadly cut short by CHD. Today I want to share with you Colby’s story. Colby …