CHN Celebrates the Holidays!
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!
The Importance of Rest and Play for Managing Stress and Creating Balance and Connection
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.
Interview with Kirsten Bartels
Kirsten is a geneticist at BC Children’s Hospital who works with heart families.
9 Ways to Support Your Child’s Creativity
Kids are natural innovators with powerful imaginations. And creativity offers a bounty of intellectual, emotional, and even health benefits.
The Importance of CHN’s Annual Wine Gala
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.
Vancouver Island Hearts of Gold
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.
Self-Care Circle
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.
Triple Crown for Heart 2019
The Triple Crown for Heart began in 2008 with a few employees from BC Children’s Hospital and their friends asking themselves if it would be possible to summit all three North Shore mountains on a bike in one day.
Camp Stillwood September 2019
We were all very excited when we got the email to let us know that our family had been one of the lucky ones selected to attend the Lower Mainland CHN Family Camp.
Giving Tuesday is December 3
This global movement, designed for giving and volunteering, takes place each year after Cyber Monday. The opening day of the giving season is a day where charities, companies, and individuals join together to share commitments, rally for favourite causes, and think about others.