Registration is now open for Heart Connection 2022! Join patients, families, fellow providers and federal partners to move the #CHD landscape forward. Provider rate available. Together, we are #ConqueringCHD ! bit.ly/3CpB6B4

We are saddened by the news of the passing of Dr. Gary Webb - a pioneer in Adult Congenital Heart Disease care. 'The future of the global ACHD community is built on his legacy.' We extend our heartfelt condolences to the Webb Family. bit.ly/3vRsyQK

Heart Poll: what do you do to beat The Summer heat?

Do you drink ice cold water? Stay indoor in the AC? Do you eat an ice cream cone? Go swimming? Tell us in the comments?

#conqueringchdinil #heartpoll #chd #chd awareness #summer #summer heat

Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return!!

1 in every 7,809 babies born in the United States each year are born with Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return.

#conqueringchdinil #chd spotlight #chd #chd awareness #TAPVR #tapvrsurvivor #totalanomalouspulmonaryvenousreturn

Print off your own stroller tag!

#conqueringchd #conqueringchd inil #strollertag #chd #chd awareness #illinois #heartwarrior #chd warrior #germs

Let’s say our ABC’s with CHD Terms!

A is for Aorta!
B is for Blue Baby!
C is for Cardiac Catheterization!
D is for Diuretic!

#conqueringchd inil #conqueringchd #chd #chd awareness #abc #bluebaby #ABCsofCHD #Diuretic #cardiaccath #aorta

Helping you find meaningful, accurate information about CHD - We’ve partnered with the Betty Irene Moore Children’s Heart Center experts at Stanford Children's on a new series: What I wish I had been told.

#CHDAware

As we finish #pediatrictransplantweek , help #Conqueringchdinil honor not only transplant recipients but donor families as well.w/o our donors, our families wouldn’t be here with us today.We are thankful for each donor&their family making such hard choice to donate their organs

Happy World Book Day!

Tell us, do you have a favorite heart book you love? What’s your favorite book to read over and over again? Or maybe you just have a favorite author?

#conqueringchdinil #worldbookday #april2021 #favoritebook #favoriteauthor #heartbook #chd #chd awareness

You could be a child’s missing piece. Save lives as an organ donor!

Source: donatelife.net

#conqueringchdinil #fact #pediatrictransplant #pediatrictransplant week #april2021 #chd #chd awareness #chd warrior

Does your heart warrior ever struggle with these symptoms?

Source: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

#conqueringchdinil #mentalhealth #ADHD #chd awareness #chd #april2021

Remember here is how you can help support Conquering CHD - Illinois:

Join to walk with us on 5/16: charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/…

Purchase raffle tickets: form.jotform.com/211025588085153 (We have pretty awesome baskets)

Purchase some swag: bonfire.com/store/cchd-il-… (These can make great gifts)

A HUGE THANK YOU IS IN ORDER!!!

Thank you to our walkers, our teams, everyone who has purchased swag and bought raffle tickets. It is because of YOU that we have hit $20,000!!

We are $30,000 away from our $50,000 goal!! Who will help us get there?

At #conqueringchdil , we know grief can feel isolating, almost as if you are on an island by yourself. Megan Devine, author of “It’s Okay That You’re Not Okay” shares this graphic documenting what an “island of grief” can look like

#chdawareness #cartograhyofgrief

Michelle Obama is one of the most influential women in the world who inspires others every day. She continues to give a new voice to empowerment and with each new speech she gratifies us with her strong phrases.

#conqueringchdinil #michelleobama #diversity #quotes

Did you know..
Most Children under the age of 1 are waiting for a heart or liver transplant.

Source: donatelife.net

#conqueringchdinil #pediatrichearttransplant #pediatriclivertransplant #pediatrickidneytransplant #heart #liver #chd #chd awareness #April2021

Did you know that ethnicity has been found to be associated with resuscitation during cardiac crises.

What do you think medical professionals can do to decrease this racial/ethnic disparity?

Source: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25556012/

#conqueringchd inil #conqueringchd #healthdisparities

As an organ donor you can save lives! Here are the stats for the pediatric organ donors in 2020!

Are you an organ recipient? If so we’d love to hear your story!

#pediatrictransplantweek #organdonor #chd #chd awareness #conqueringchdinil #babyorgandonor #april2021

HLHS comprises 4-8% of all congenital heart defects. It occurs in up to four out of every 10,000 live births. HLHS appears slightly more often in boys than in girls.

#conqueringchdinil #chdspotlight #chdawareness #spotlight #hlhs #hypoplasticleftheartsyndrome #hlhs warrior

Did you know...
More than 1,900 children under the age of 18 are on the national transplant waiting list!

Tell us your story! Are you waiting for a transplant (not only heart) or have u been a transplant recipient?

#pediatrictransplantweek2021 #conqueringchdinil #chdawareness