Welcome to Little Hearts Matter

About LHM

Little Hearts Matter is the only charity in the UK dedicated to supporting and empowering anyone affected by the diagnosis of a single ventricle heart condition – or half a working heart. We support families along every step of their journey, from initial diagnosis, through treatments and into life at home.

Our core focus is to offer support and information to our members. However, we’re equally committed to raising awareness of our children’s conditions and the challenges these bring to their families. In doing so, we actively seek ways in which we can take our members’ voices into arenas for change.

Our mission

To provide a support and information service that reduces the isolation, fear and the lack of understanding experienced by families when a child is diagnosed with having half a working heart.

How does LHM help?

Support

Support is at the heart of all that we do. Our free service exists to ensure members have access to all the information they need, a friendly voice to speak to and a community that understands their journey.

Inform

We provide our members with accurate information that is completely free of charge and which covers every single aspect of the half a heart journey, starting with antenatal information right through to living with half a heart.

Empower

Empower: Our members experience feelings of fear, isolation and lack of understanding. No one should live with these feelings. We’re completely committed to equipping our members with support and information, thus empowering them and their families to live the very best lives they can.

The LHM vision

To see children teenagers, adults, and their families, living with a single ventricle heart condition cope with the diagnosis of their condition and to support them as they strive to achieve their full potential.