Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
Today marks the kick off of Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week which is held every year from February 7-14. In years past (see 2009 , 2010 , and 2011 ) I have shared some pictures and statistics about CHD's and their prevalence. This year, I have not taken the time yet for our typical CHD photo shoot, and I figure if you have been following Grant's blog this long, you are probably more aware than most about congenital heart defects. Instead, I will link to a few different blogs that are highlighting some families journey's with CHD's. These two blogs are sharing lots of stories this week. http://whenlifehandsyouabrokenheart.blogspot.com/ http://pinterest.com/ruth_h/the-faces-of-chd-congenital-heart-awareness-week-f/ In the heart community, we are sharing these stories to hopefully make a difference. If one more expecting mother can go into an ultrasound and hear the dreadful words, "There is something wrong with your babies heart..." and som...