Stories & Gallery

The Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society is recognized as a leader in congenital heart surgery research.  It is this research that leads to the hundreds of  inspirational success stories we hear about every year.  Many of our patients want to hear of stories just like theirs. This gallery is a collection of your stories and photos posted voluntarily by you.

These are the types of success stories that our research and heart surgeons make possible everyday.  Thank you to all for your continued participation in this very important endeavor!

Stories

Full Circle: The Journey from ICU Charge Nurse to Open Heart Surgery Patient

On March 24,2010, 12 days after my 40th birthday my life changed forever...little did I know it probably would have been my destiny no matter what.

Liam's journey

On July 4th, 2011, we began our HLHS journey with Liam. Born at Mount Siani (4 hours away from home) and arrived a good 9lbs 1oz, Liam had been prediagnosed with severe hypoplastic left heart syndrome, mitral stenosis and aortic atresia while mommy was 7 months pregnant. His 20 week ultrasound, the technician could not get the left side viewing of his heart ( we found out he was a boy at that u/s), we were told to come back in a month's time. Well, 2 months later we found out before Easter weekend what God had in store for us.

Brodyn's Story

We found out we were expecting a need addition to our little family in October 2009....February we found out it was another Boy!!!! We were soo excited to have two little boys that will be 22mo. apart!!  We had a very healthy pregnancy with no complications. Brodyn Micheal Rood entered the world on June 16, 2010 he weighed 8lbs 9oz. and was a beautiful healthy boy....well we thought anyways....

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