Giving Tuesday Is a National Giving Day
Giving Tuesday is coming to Canada on November 27. This new-to-Canada movement, designed for giving and volunteering, takes place each year after Cyber Monday.
An Extra Push for a Two-Chamber Heart
What can a parent do to help a kid that can’t always keep up? Open communication about her challenges is certainly important. Teaching her to self-advocate is also big. But I also want her to have a place where she CAN keep up. Enter biking…
Looking for a Photographer for Our Vancouver Island Holiday Party
The Children’s Heart Network is hosting a breakfast with Santa on Saturday, December 1, at Bear Mountain Resort near Victoria, and we are looking for someone to take photos as the kids come up to see Santa.
Jacob’s Story
Our son Jacob is four years old and just started preschool. He is a precocious boy who loves to ham it up for the camera and doesn’t shy away from all the boy things that make my mama heart skip a beat.
New Immunization Clinic
BC Children’s Hospital has opened Canada’s only drop-in immunization clinic. The clinic opened in October 2017 and has already seen over 2,000 patients and family members.
Telus Ambassadors of the Fraser Valley
We would like to give a heartfelt thank you to the Telus Ambassadors of the Fraser Valley for their recent donation of $2,500 to the CHN.
Meet New Board Member Heidi Scorgie
Heidi is a CPA and has worked in public practice in South Africa and Canada for 23 years. She and her family moved to BC from South Africa in late 2015.
Heart App: Heartpedia
This cutting edge app uses technology that can help you monitor your heart condition or that of your child.
Meet the Cardiologist: Dr. Ashok Kakadekar
“One day, I got to observe a cardiac assessment for a baby, where, for the first time, I saw an echocardiogram being done. I was fascinated by the cardiac structures as they moved and I could see the defects firsthand.”
—Dr. Ashok Kakadekar
Dreamnight at the Vancouver Aquarium
This May, the Vancouver Aquarium hosted its 15th annual Dreamnight. Each year, over 1,000 children with life-threatening illnesses are invited to experience the aquarium with their families.