Support and community are two of the things that I feel are very important as a heart parent – the knowledge that we are not alone in our journeys and that there are others who can empathise. It is one of the reasons why I set up my Heart to Heart linky – to help other heart parents to share their stories and the experiences and to help support each other as a community.
Last month I asked my readers to keep Gemma from Heart Mammi and her daughter Martha Grace in their thoughts and prayers as Martha was due to have her fourth open heart surgery. Martha’s surgery is due to take place today after being cancelled twice due to emergencies taking priority. Please do continue to keep Martha, Gemma and their family in your thoughts and prayers as they take this next step on her journey which you can follow at Heart Mammi.
Heart to Heart opens on the 15th of each month and stays open for a week so there is plenty of time to share your CHD-related posts. You can share as many posts as you like – old posts or new posts, updates on how your heart child is progressing, poems, advice – whatever you like as long as it is related to life as a heart family. If you would like to add the code below to your post that would be great and please do visit other posts in the link too! I’ll also try and share posts on Twitter – and will try and retweet those with the hashtag #hearttoheartlinky
Thank you to everyone who linked up last month. I have added posts previously linked up to Heart to Heart on my Pinterest board as well as sharing other CHD-related posts. If you would like an invite to pin to it, please do let me know.
Follow Little Hearts, Big Love’s board CHD stories – Heart to Heart linky on Pinterest.
I’m linking up a couple of posts this month – one sharing my thoughts about Jessica’s cardiologist retiring and the uncertainty that comes with change, and the other sharing advice about exercise in heart children. Looking forward to reading your heart-related posts this month, and sending love and prayers to Martha Grace and her family for the next step on their journey xx
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Thank you for hosting x
My pleasure Kim, thank you for linking up x
Hi Louise, having a child with heart problems must be so difficult. Being able to relate to other families who know exactly what it’s like must bring some comfort. Sharing stories makes you realise that you aren’t a lone.
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Thank you Debbie – the heart family community has been such a great source of support and information since our diagnosis. It makes a huge difference to know that we are not alone in our journey and that there are others who understand and for Jessica too, it is good for her to have friends who understand what being in hospital is like too x
Kim from Northumberland Mam passed along the details of your link up.
My youngest was diagnosed with CHD after her new baby check. It’s been a whirlwind of a ride and also a very lonely one. Noone can truly understand unless they have experienced it.
Thank you for hosting the link up and sharing your story.
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Thank you for linking up Beth – I know what you mean about the whirlwind ride being a very lonely one. I remember feeling that way during my pregnancy until I started making contact with other heart families and the support of the heart family community has made such a huge difference. There are a few other heart parent bloggers out there and the Heart to Heart community is a lovely supportive one – hope that we will help you feel less alone on your journey and wishing you and your family all the very best xx