On November 24, I will be running the Philly Marathon to help raise awareness and funds for Big Hearts 2 Little Hearts. The organization supports research and programs for congenital heart disease, which is the #1 birth defect-related killer. Each year more children...
After 16 years of many doctor’s appointments and tests with waiting and wondering if Alex would need to undergo surgery, the time had come. During the course of the year, Alex started to develop high blood pressure and some thickening of his heart wall. It became...
Joey was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia on January 24, 2019. He has undergone 2 open heart surgeries, as well as 3 cardiac catheterizations. During which has kept all of the cardiologists, surgeons, doctors,...
Nicole was born with a stenosis of her aortic valve. After undergoing 2 valvuloplasties at 6 and 8 weeks of age, the Ross Procedure was performed on Nicole’s heart by Dr. Thomas Spray at CHOP on October 22, 2015. Nicole will need another procedure as her heart...
Eight and a half years ago, our son, Maximus, was born. The happiest and scariest days of our lives began. The sight of our first born child was overwhelming… our beautiful baby boy was here! But as our hearts filled with indescribable love, we also knew that Max’s...
