Sweetheart Day
February 4, 2025
For many people, February is the month of love. For me, it has a significance of a different kind, albeit still heart-related – because February is also International CHD Awareness Month, with 14 February being Sweetheart Day. I’ve put together a set of prompts that riff off all of this. While Valentine’s Day brings with […]
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February 7, 2023
“I don’t do Valentine’s Day.” Other than hello, this was one of the first things I heard my husband say in conversation. At the time I had no romantic interest in him—I’d known him for all of two weeks, after we’d started teaching at the same school—and we were enjoying after work drinks with colleagues […]
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February 14, 2015
In a previous post, I shared a little of my journey as the mother of child born with congenital heart disease (CHD). Today, I’m handing over the blog to Shakira, who offers us a different perspective: what it’s like growing up as a HeartKid. This is her informative and inspiring story. Meet Shakira My name is Shakira and I am a […]
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