Sharing our experiences of parenting a child with a congenital heart defect
I can still remember the first time I took Jessica swimming. It was on a day out at Butlins when she was ten months old. We’d been in the pool about ten minutes before I became concerned about how blue she was. By the time we managed to get out of the pool, she was… Read More
It’s been a year since I first started my Heart to Heart linky. Over this last year, I have been blessed to be a part of a small community of heart families within the blogosphere who have shared their stories to help raise awareness of congenital heart defects and to help others who are travelling… Read More
It took just seven words to change my entire life. Seven words which broke my heart, shattered my dreams and turned my world upside down. Seven words from which I emerged a stronger and more compassionate person. “There’s something wrong with the baby’s heart.” In that moment, I felt fear colder and stronger… Read More
June: another significant month in the heart anniversary calendar for our family. The month in which we were given hope and offered the chance of an in-utero atrial septostomy to give Jessica a chance of being suitable for open-heart surgery after birth. It’s the little things that stand out for me throughout June – little… Read More
May is the month in which our heart journey first began, just over four years ago now. The 20 week scan appointment which turned our world upside down when we found out about our daughter’s congenital heart defect and the devastating appointment ten days later when we were told that she was unlikely to be… Read More
Friday 13th May 2011. A day that was hugely significant for us; a hospital appointment that would change our lives forever. Looking back, I recall it as a series of flashback moments. Walking into the hospital holding hubby’s hand, my legs shaking and a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. Sitting in the… Read More
Four years ago, we walked into a scan room full of excitement at the prospect of getting to see our baby and left with our world turned completely upside-down. Four years since we started our journey as a heart family. Four years ago, we were devastated and scared, not knowing where or how we would… Read More