by CHSF | Aug 20, 2025 | Adult, CORPORATE, FAMILY, LATEST NEWS, Youth
“Funny looking pic, isn’t it? The above photo is my aorta, mid-operation in 2008, as a truly wonderful team at Leeds General Infirmary battled to save my life. “Not my first heart surgery, but definitely my most dramatic and frightening....
by CHSF | Aug 15, 2025 | COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING, LATEST NEWS
Chris took on ‘The Wall Ultramarathon’ on the 14th June 2025 – a 70-mile run along and around the historic Hadrian’s Wall. Chris is a family friend of heart warrior Freddie McDonald. Freddie’s family are organising a fundraising ball later in...
by CHSF | Aug 4, 2025 | LATEST NEWS, REAL STORIES
Autumn was diagnosed with a heart condition before she was born and needed surgery at just four months old at the Leeds Congenital Heart Unit. Her mum Katelyn shares what the experience was like for their family – from diagnosis and hospital stays through to...
by CHSF | Aug 4, 2025 | FAMILY, LATEST NEWS, WHAT YOU'VE FUNDED
“Nice to have a chat with a friendly face offering financial and moral support” – parent on the ward During the month of July… 20 referrals received for targeted Family Support 36 families engaged With 12 young people worked with and supported Financial...
by CHSF | Jul 30, 2025 | CORPORATE, LATEST NEWS, PRESS RELEASE, WHAT YOU'VE FUNDED
Young heart patient Isabel has inspired a huge donation of £7,861 from Welcome Break Charitable Fund to Leeds-based Children’s Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF). Isabel’s dad Kevin Morris works for Welcome Break as a Brand Excellence Coach, and he put CHSF’s name forwards to...
by CHSF | Jul 21, 2025 | CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE, LATEST NEWS, WHAT YOU'VE FUNDED
Thanks to your donations, we have just released a new animated video explaining the Fontan circulation and how patients with single ventricle heart defects are typically treated. This video was created in collaboration with specialists from the Leeds Congenital Heart...
