Family Stories

Jessica and Vinnie

Vinnie and his family’s heart journey started when they were sitting in the maternity ward and Vinnie wouldn’t feed. Matthew, his father immediately arrived at the hospital to support them.

Michelle’s Story

Michelle Rose is the mother of Elijah, a ‘little bean’ with a series of conditions such as Double Inlet Left Ventricle, Transposition of the Arteries, Hypoplastic Right Valve, and Sub

Jessica and Ollie

By the time of her 12 week scan, Jessica had a high chance of giving birth to a child with Down syndrome and/or a heart condition. The words ‘I can

Shane tells Olivia’s story

After my daughter’s third heart operation I broke down in tears because it was the first time I had ever seen her lips, fingers and cheeks pink – they were

My baby was only three days old when he had an open heart operation.

A few minutes into my pregnancy scan, the sonographer told us to go and get a drink and to come back shortly as she couldn’t get a clear view of

After two miscarriages I fell pregnant again, with a baby that had only half a working heart.

We found out at the 20 week scan that there was something wrong with our baby’s heart. A week or so later we saw a specialist who confirmed that it