Dear Heart Friends: It’s hard to believe that Season Two of “Heart to Heart with Anna” is coming to a close. There are only 3 weeks left in Season Two and then we’ll take a little hiatus to do some behind-the-scenes work in preparation for Season Three. There have been so many lessons learned this
Usually the end of summer — with Labor Day looming in the distance — signifies one thing to parents and children — it’s back to school time! While many children look forward to being back in school, getting new school supplies and some new clothes, there are some children who are not so excited. These
Dear Heart Friends: I’m about to let you in on a secret. I’m an introvert. Shhh! It’s true. I was a painfully shy person until I was in my 30s. What brought me out of my shell? Two things: having children and becoming a writer. What made me feel confident that I could speak in
What is the number one cardiac arrhythmia? What heart condition affects over 3 million people in Europe alone? What is the fastest growing technique in cardiology? The answer may surprise you. It isn’t about cloning, stem cells or any of the in utero procedures you might think it would be. The condition isn’t something that
Once upon a time, there were more babies alive with congenital heart defects than adults because babies and children often passed away before they became adults. In 2008 there was a special report published in Circulation, the journal of the American Heart Association, that stated that adults with congenital heart defects outnumbered the number of babies with
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