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I came to appreciate fathers in a whole new way when I began working on the book The Heart of a Father. That book is a compilation of essays by 50 men from around the world. Most of the men are fathers of children born with congenital heart defects. Some of the men are adult survivors
Today’s radio show is a tribute to Frank Celeskey. He came on the radio show back in Season 3 when the theme was Finding Your Voice and Frank was terrific about sharing his concerns and what it was like for him to watch Lauren grow up. The title of the show Frank Celeskey was on
We are very excited to announce the line up of shows for Season 8 of Heart to Heart with Anna. Season 8 will begin on May 31, 2016. The theme for Season 8 is Care for Adults with Congenital Heart Defects and we have a wide range of Guests who will be speaking on a variety
As the mother of a child with a complex congenital heart defect, I have experienced (vicariously) a lot of different heart tests but last week I experienced (again, vicariously) a whole new kind of test with my mother. Unfortunately, high blood pressure is far too common on my mother’s side of the family. After having moved
Today I will tape the last show of Season 7 of “Heart to Heart with Anna.” This has been such a fun season for me! Congenital Heart Defects Around the Globe — and we really did go around the globe! Just look! Thanks to eSpatial, I was able to create a map of where all
Marta Montero will be appearing on our show in the twelfth episode, but in getting to know her, I took a chance and asked a favor of her — “Would you be the Guest Host of the show? Would you be willing to interview a doctor in Spanish?” To my delight, she said, “Yes!” Even
‘Heart to Heart with Anna’ was delighted to promote awareness of World Down Syndrome Day after being contacted by Penny Green, Director of Down’s Heart Group. We love receiving suggestions from Listeners about different show topics and this one fit in perfectly with our theme for Season 7: Congenital Heart Defects Around the Globe. Penny
Figure courtesy of NASA As the mother of a son with a single ventricle heart, I am always excited to see advancements in research for people born with “half a heart.” There is some very exciting news for those of us in the heart world who have had a Fontan Procedure. You can read about
One of the amazing things about Spreaker is that they have a partnership with iHeartRadio. Once a show has 100 Followers and meets a number of other criteria, it can petition iHeartRadio to carry the show. ‘Heart to Heart with Anna’ did that yesterday! February, also known as Heart Month, was incredibly busy for ‘Heart
The Voice of the Congenital Heart Defect Community 