by Olivia Lewis | Sep 17, 2020 | COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING, LATEST NEWS, REAL STORIES
💗🏃♂️ Meet super heart dad LIAM whose daughter LACEY is due to have open heart surgery today. Liam wanted to set himself the challenge of running 100 miles to raise funds for CHSF in the run up to his daughters operation and so far been blown away by the support from...
by Olivia Lewis | Aug 8, 2020 | LATEST NEWS, REAL STORIES
Heart warrior princess Sophia is nearly three months old but hasn’t yet left Leeds Children’s Hospital. We spoke to Sophia’s mummy Charlotte about her little heart warrior’s journey so far… Sophia was born in May 2020 Our journey started...
by Olivia Lewis | Aug 4, 2020 | COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING, LATEST NEWS, REAL STORIES
Once heart dad Rick’s son Mylo was safely at home after open heart surgery, he knew he wanted to do something big to say thank you to the people who saved his son’s life. And when we say ‘big’, we actually mean a 50 mile ultramarathon for CHSF! 🤯 We asked Rick to tell...
by Olivia Lewis | Jul 9, 2020 | LATEST NEWS, REAL STORIES
Heart Mum Laura shares how her daughter’s diagnosis and treatment for CHD affected her mental heath. Laura wants to start the conversation around mental health for CHD parents and make it okay to say you’re not okay. One whole year. It’s been one year...
by Olivia Lewis | Jun 22, 2020 | LATEST NEWS, REAL STORIES
It’s been nearly a year since heart warrior Arthur underwent open heart surgery at Leeds. Today is his first birthday and his mummy and daddy look back at his journey so far… We found out during Arthur’s routine 20-week scan at York Hospital that he...
by Olivia Lewis | Jun 19, 2020 | LATEST NEWS, REAL STORIES
After being born with a heart defect and battling paralysis, heart hero Leigh reflects on his journey with CHD so far as he looks forward into fatherhood… On the 6th September 1985 I was born in Harrogate with no concern. Me and my mum went back to the...
