Carlee’s Story
I remember as if it happened yesterday. Not even two months into the pregnancy, we got referred to BC Women’s Hospital for a series of tests and found out our baby had a congenital defect that she would have to endure her whole life.
I remember as if it happened yesterday. Not even two months into the pregnancy, we got referred to BC Women’s Hospital for a series of tests and found out our baby had a congenital defect that she would have to endure her whole life.
One of our Hearts of Gold teens, Hailey Wispinski, shared her story with Global News in honour of Heart Month.
Ice skating and dinner at Red Robin is one of our most popular HOG events!
On December 7, families from Vancouver Island’s Heart Beats group enjoyed a festive pancake breakfast in Victoria. The Lower Mainland event in Burnaby was also a fun, festive day!
Structure and routine are great, and for the most part people and families thrive with some level of structure and routine in their lives, but when stressful moments arise in our lives, we depend on our routine to distract us from whatever that stressful issue is.
Kirsten is a geneticist at BC Children’s Hospital who works with heart families.
Kids are natural innovators with powerful imaginations. And creativity offers a bounty of intellectual, emotional, and even health benefits.
The Children’s Heart Network’s 18th Annual Wine Gala will be held on Friday, April 24, at the beautiful Terminal City Club in downtown Vancouver.
I feel thankful to be invited back into the Children’s Heart Network community. Three years ago, I had the pleasure of covering Krista Molia’s maternity leave with the Vancouver Island Hearts of Gold (VIHOG) youth group.
On Thursday, September 19, we held our second Self-Care Circle evening for heart parents in the Vancouver area. This was a one-night retreat led by our facilitator, Veronica Harris, a registered clinical counsellor.