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Dear Me Blog Series: Zachary Svoboda
Dear Me: I know that you had no idea, no inclination, no worry at all when Zion came into the world- that there might be a problem with his heart. But today you found out the truth. Today you found out that the road ahead could get windy and rough, with lots of hills and […]
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Dear Me Blog Series: Holly Messenger
Dear Mama, Here is what I want you to know: You. Can. Do. This. There will be days you don’t want to. There will be days the fear of the tasks before you paralyzes you. There will be days you want to scream, but you will hold it in. There will be days you will […]
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Dear Me Blog Series: Nate Forsythe
Dear Me: (Before Her After) Life goes on. Days become nights. Nights become days. Breakfast still consists of cereal or eggs or bacon for most. Of course, not for you; you were never a breakfast food for breakfast person. You preferred cold pizza; you still do. You blame your father for that preference. Dinners are […]
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Dear Me Blog Series: Erin Burton
Dear Me, Today you became a mom… not just an ordinary mom… a heart mom. Congratulations! I know that may sound like a strange thing to say when you are handed a baby boy and a diagnosis of a complex congenital heart defect all at the same time. You will feel fear and sadness by […]
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Dear Me Blog Series: Allison Meiners
Dear Me: February 17, 2014, changed you in more ways than you can fully comprehend. You’re scared. You’re scared to put up your unborn baby’s crib, you’re scared to write in your pregnancy journal, you’re scared to give birth to this baby, you’re scared because you just heard words you’re unfamiliar with, “your baby’s heart […]
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Dear Me Blog Series: Shannon Boyd
Dear me, You’re right, you’ll lose everything you think is important. Your dream job, your savings, your sanity. And all those things you’re worried about happening…strokes, oral aversions, g-tubes, learning disabilities—those will all happen, too. You are not being a pessimist; you’re preparing. There is nothing you can do to stop these things from happening, […]
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Dear Me Blog Series: Molly Audetat
Dear Me, As you sit in the waiting room after the anatomy scan thrilled that you will be welcoming a baby girl, you know in your heart that something is wrong. Your doctor will enter the room to go over the ultrasound results and again it’s clear something is wrong! Things will become blurry around […]
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Dear Me Blog Series: Blair Patterson
Dear Me: I woke up the other day and looked in the mirror too early. You know what I mean – when you look at your face before the morning fairies repair the damage the overnight goblins did to how you look? I kept looking, though, and I thought “Lady? You’ve aged about 10 years […]
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Merry Christmas from Help-A-Heart ~ Our Year in Review
As we reflect back 2017, we are truly blessed by the support of all of our heart families & their loved ones. We are challenged daily to further our mission of ‘sharing love by providing emotional and financial support to Iowa families affected by congenital heart disease (CHD)’. Here’s a few highlights from 2017! 1. 71 Families received a […]
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October Heart Hero – Aja Audetat
Our world changed forever March 26, 2015 when we first heard the words “Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome.” During our 20-week anatomy scan we learned we were having a girl and that she would be born with a congenital heart defect. This is when Help-A-Heart entered our lives and helped in more ways than they’ll ever […]
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