• 2019 Superhero Heart Run Ambassador – Charlie Strand

    Charlie’s Journey – The Best is Yet to Come…. Written by Staci Strand, Charlie’s mother Sometimes the simplest of sayings, while you may not know it at the time, have different meanings each time it is brought into focus.  There’s a lot packed into a simple phrase like, The Best is Yet to Come.   […]

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  • September Heart Angel – In Loving Memory of Milena Vanderflugt – 9.2.16 – 4.10.17

    Your precious little feet, little hands, beautiful face, and fighting spirit…. our sweet Milena, you will be in our hearts forever. “There is something wrong with your baby’s heart. You need to deliver the baby today.” I was in the doctor’s office for my 36 week check up and waited to hear the ultra sound […]

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  • Thank You for your AMAZING Support!

    We feel truly blessed & incredibly grateful by the amount of support shown to our organization Monday night at our 14th Annual Celebration Of Life Dinner & Silent Auction. We are so excited to share that it was another RECORD BREAKING year! We raised over $22,000 and had over 400 people come help us celebrate […]

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  • 2019 Auction Ambassador – Jameson Heidesch

    Meet Jameson! During the holiday season 2017, our full-term baby boy kept us on pins and needles all winter and into the spring, living in the hospital. In utero, we knew about a VSD, but doctors were not concerned and said the VSD closed. After Jameson was born, our lives were stripped away from us when […]

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  • 14th Annual Celebration of Life Dinner & Silent Auction ~ LISTING INCLUDED

    Dear Help-A-Heart Supporter, We are just under a week away from Help-A-Heart’s 14th Annual ‘Celebration of Life’ Dinner & Silent Auction! As promised, attached below you will find the listing of auction items that will be available on Monday, June 24th, at the event. If you are unable to attend the event, you can email […]

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  • May Heart Mom – Shannon Boyd

    “It’s going to be okay”, my husband said, at some point early in our journey with our son, who has hypoplastic left heart syndrome.   I stared at him in disbelief. “ It is NEVER going to be okay”, I said through clenched teeth. “It is not going to be okay if he dies, and it’s […]

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  • April Heart Angel – In Loving Memory of Mara Ann Webb – 10.20.15 – 11.11.15

    Mara Ann Webb October 20- November 11, 2015 Mara was born October 20, 2015 at 32 weeks after a fairly normal pregnancy. Just like her brothers, she had lots of black hair and she was born early. Since I had previous preterm babies, I had extra ultrasounds and everything appeared to be normal. Being premature […]

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  • Happy 2019 from Help-A-Heart!

      A few of our hear heroes, Kiran, Addison, Charlie & Andrew would like to wish you all a happy 2019! Thanks for supporting Help-A-Heart & the mission we pursue every day!

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  • January Heart Angel – In Loving Memory of Fisher Vaughn Anderson – 6.19.13 – 1.14.14

    I wonder why your hair was combed over like that and not in its usual mohawk…..but I can’t remember Had your Papa been here and smoothed it down like he often did because he thought your mohawk was ridiculous 😉 I wonder if this was really the last picture I took of you when you were […]

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  • THANK YOU FOR AN AMAZING 2018!

    Dear Help-A-Heart Friends, As we reflect back 2018, 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 our year… 84 […]

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