by CHSF | Aug 29, 2025 | LATEST NEWS, REAL STORIES, Youth
“Hello, my name is Joseph, and I am a cardiac child. “I was born with my heart condition and what has really helped me throughout my cardiac journey is music. “At the age of five, I joined Wakefield Cathedral choir – most of the time just...
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 | Jul 8, 2025 | FAMILY, LATEST NEWS, REAL STORIES
Louie’s journey through complex heart surgery has been nothing short of extraordinary. In this blog, Louie’s mum Emily shares the story of their time in hospital, the incredible care they received and the strength their family found through the toughest of...
by CHSF | Jul 1, 2025 | FAMILY, LATEST NEWS, REAL STORIES
Maisy was diagnosed with Down syndrome shortly after birth, and at just 7 months old, she had open heart surgery at the Leeds Congenital Heart Unit. Her mum Laura has kindly shared their journey – from diagnosis, and the care Maisy received, to the support...
by CHSF | Jun 20, 2025 | FAMILY, LATEST NEWS, REAL STORIES
Blake’s mum, Chelsea, said: “My partner Matthew and I found out that Blake had something wrong with his heart when he suddenly was really poorly on 30th September 2022. “We took him to Chesterfield Hospital to be seen and Matthew and I were told he had...
by CHSF | Jun 19, 2025 | LATEST NEWS, REAL STORIES
written by mum, Abigail “This is Albie. He is 6 and a half months old. At his 8 week check up, they discovered that he had a heart murmur. “After being referred to Leeds General Infirmary at four months old, we learnt that Albie had Tetralogy of Fallot and...
