Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week 2014

by Miles

Most of you know that I was born with Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia. That's why this post is especially important to me.

Today is the kick off for 2014's Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week. It runs from February 7-14.

When I was born, my parents knew little to nothing about about heart defects, but since then they've learned that CHD's are the most common birth defects and the leading cause of birth defect related deaths in the world.

Here's a great reason why everyone should care about funding CHD research. Heart defects are flippin' expensive to diagnose, repair, and monitor. We share that cost as a nation, so if we can fund research that will find ways of preventing and fixing CHD's (in less invasive and more permanent ways), then that's ultimately a fiscally smart decision.

If you have any other questions about what causes CHD's, how they are diagnosed, how they are treated, or anything else, just let my parents know. They're pretty smart and are good at Googling.

If you want to read about an incredible athlete who also has TOF and is my second favorite Sean, click here to read a little bit about Shaun White's journey.



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