Oct 05th 2023 - Lacie’s story
Lacie’s story told by her mother Kayleigh At my twenty-week pregnancy scan I was told that Lacie’s heart hadn’t formed properly, this was a terrible shock but it gave me time to prepare for her arrival with the knowledge that she would probably need surgery in order to survive. Lacie was born early after exactly […]
Feb 08th 2023 - CHF are recruiting for three new steering groups
Help CHF and children with heart conditions nationwide by sharing your experience in one of our steering groups. CHF are aiming to recruit for three new steering groups that will advise on issues relating to children with congenital or acquired heart conditions through lived and professional experience. We want to hear from: Young people with […]
May 19th 2022 - Lilly’s story
Lilly’s story told by her mother Kirsty Lilly’s heart was stable when she was born so was born in September 2020 and she was discharged by the Friday of that same week. Lilly has a very rare heart condition called dextrocardia where the heart is on the right hand side of the chest rather than […]
Jun 15th 2020 - Sebastian’s story
Told by his mother Julie. My son Sebastian was three months old when doctors discovered he had two holes in his heart. In December 2016 Sebastian had became very ill and after collapsing at home was rushed by ambulance to our local hospital. He was being treated for bronchiolitis that had developed from a bad […]