Heart Month

It is so hard to believe that the 8th of this month marked two years since we lost Kian.  We miss him more than words can express and will struggle with that for the rest of our lives.  We cherish the memories we have with him.  Kian is a huge part of our hearts; he is part of our thoughts and actions every single day.

February is Heart Month.  We want to do our part to raise awareness to heart disease, specifically congenital heart defects.

Did you know?
~About 1 out of every 100 babies are born each year with some type of Congenital Heart Defect
~Though research is ongoing, at least 35 defects have now been identified.
~Nearly twice as many children die from Congenital Heart Defects in the United States each year as from all forms of childhood cancers combined, yet funding for pediatric cancer research is five times higher than funding for CHD
~For every dollar provided by the national medical funding arm of the American government, the National Institute of Health (NIH), only one penny is provided for pediatric research, and only a portion of that penny goes to support research on heart defects, the most common birth defect.

If you get a chance to join a walk or donate to the ongoing research on heart disease/defects, do it!  It is a cause that needs support!