McGill University is conducting a research study to define what families would most prefer in terms of developmental follow-up of children and adolescents with heart defects.
Fifteen lucky children have received a special Heart Box so far. Thanks to some generous donations, Dee is looking for more heart kids to surprise.
We now have more CHN masks available at a subsidized purchase price of $6.00 each (including shipping within BC) for all CHN members. Child and adult sizes are available.
Heart mom Dee De Los Santos has started an initiative called “Heart Boxes,” which are care packages for children living with CHD who are celebrating a heartiversary (or even a birthday).
If you have school aged children, you are invited to complete this survey.
CHN has ordered face masks that are available to our members at a discounted rate. There are two sizes available, one for adults and teens, and one for kids under 12. The cost for both sizes is $6.00.
It has been a very different spring for all of us. Sadly, the Children’s Heart Network has had to cancel events, camps, and face-to-face support groups. We are reaching out to you and yours to ask how we can best support our BC heart families during these times.
One of our Hearts of Gold teens, Hailey Wispinski, shared her story with Global News in honour of Heart Month.
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.
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.