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...
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...
