‘We are prepared to spend his first birthday in hospital, and that’s OK’- Laura on her Son Lennox
There can be so much confusion about suddenly being told you’ll have a child with half a heart when you’ve had healthy children in the past. Laura went through this
‘I Thought It Happened To Other People Far Away’- Maia on her son MacFhionnlaigh
Maia is the mother of MacFhionnlaigh, who has Hypoplastic Left Heart syndrome. She writes how Mac entering her and her family’s life has molded them into better people. He has
Jessica and Vinnie
Vinnie and his family’s heart journey started when they were sitting in the maternity ward and Vinnie wouldn’t feed. Matthew, his father immediately arrived at the hospital to support them.
Michelle’s Story
Michelle Rose is the mother of Elijah, a ‘little bean’ with a series of conditions such as Double Inlet Left Ventricle, Transposition of the Arteries, Hypoplastic Right Valve, and Sub
Jessica and Ollie
By the time of her 12 week scan, Jessica had a high chance of giving birth to a child with Down syndrome and/or a heart condition. The words ‘I can
The Stories My Parents Tell Me About The Whole Experience Scare Me – Thomas Messer
Thomas Messer is a 19 year old musician from Scotland with half a heart, or Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). Over the last 19 years Tom has learnt to live
Shane tells Olivia’s story
After my daughter’s third heart operation I broke down in tears because it was the first time I had ever seen her lips, fingers and cheeks pink – they were
My baby was only three days old when he had an open heart operation.
A few minutes into my pregnancy scan, the sonographer told us to go and get a drink and to come back shortly as she couldn’t get a clear view of
After two miscarriages I fell pregnant again, with a baby that had only half a working heart.
We found out at the 20 week scan that there was something wrong with our baby’s heart. A week or so later we saw a specialist who confirmed that it