Tag: Connection
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Battle Scars
By Mark Buttell Living with scars has not always been the most ego-boosting part of my life. When youre young, its fun to show your battle scars, and of course, most older folks were amazed that a 5-year-old was showing them scars from open-heart surgery. Back in the 1970s, it wasnt very common, and looking…
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Moments That Matter
ByJodi Smith Lemacks, Esq.,National Program Director of MendedLittleHearts Mended Little Hearts (MLH) has been supporting families with children who have congenital heart defects/disease (CHD) since 2004, which coincidentally, is the year Facebook was started in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Two MLH groups, one in Hollywood, Florida and one in Fresno, California, began to bring CHD families…
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We’re Partnering With The Mighty to Help People with Congenital Heart Disease!
We’re thrilled to announce a new partnership that will bring our resources in front ofThe Mighty‘s wide-reaching readership. We will now have agrowing home pageon The Mighty and appear on many stories on the site. The Mighty is a story-based health community focused on improving the lives of people facing disease, disorder, mental illness…
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Connecting With Others Can Lead to Success
I have been where you are; I know how you feel. Thats a powerful statement. The sense of connection and bonding that can happen is soothing and often one of the keys to a successful recovery. Individuals who are going through a medical crisis or learning to change their lifestyle can find success in…