by CHSF | Jun 3, 2025 | LATEST NEWS, REAL STORIES
Bonnie is two years old and was born with Atrial septal defect (ASD) and Ventricular septal defect (VSD) which were surgically repaired in Leeds at age 4 months. She has just celebrated her second heart day on 4th May! Mum Charleigh tells us about Bonnie’s CHD...
by CHSF | May 8, 2025 | COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING, LATEST NEWS, PRESS RELEASE, REAL STORIES
Featured in: Derbyshire Times, Worksop Guardian A Derbyshire dad saddled up for a long bike ride to the coast over the weekend to add to the thousands his family have raised for a charity which supported them when his daughter was critically ill as a baby. Hospitality...
by CHSF | May 6, 2025 | LATEST NEWS, REAL STORIES
8-year-old Aria was born with serious congenital heart conditions – coarctation of the aorta and aortic stenosis. She required open heart surgery at just 3 days old but it had to be delayed as she developed sepsis. Mum Jodie picks up the story, including their...
by CHSF | May 1, 2025 | LATEST NEWS, REAL STORIES
The awesome team at Enterprise Mobility all got behind their colleague Francesca this February to celebrate Wear Red Day. Francesca’s son Luca was born with congenital heart defects and needed life-saving open heart surgery at just one week old. Francesca said:...
by CHSF | Feb 28, 2025 | LATEST NEWS, REAL STORIES, WEAR RED DAY
When Luca was born, mum Emma and dad Michael discovered Luca had a very loud heart murmur. The day after, they were transferred from Jimmy’s to the Leeds Children’s Hospital for a heart scan. It was then when they received the congenital heart disease (CHD) diagnosis...
by CHSF | Feb 18, 2025 | EVENTS, LATEST NEWS, REAL STORIES, RUNNING
Bradford-based adult patient Louise McCormick received open heart surgery aged 7 at Killingbeck Hospital. Now 41, Louise celebrated her 40th year by completing an enviable set of running fundraisers for CHSF in 2024. She isn’t taking her foot of the pedal this year...
