by CHSF | May 14, 2024 | COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING, CORPORATE, LATEST NEWS, REAL STORIES
A cycling team of Dairygold colleagues are taking on the length of the Leeds Liverpool Canal this weekend to raise funds for CHSF. Their inspiration? Heart warrior, Francis! Named the “Tour De Francis” Dairygold Cycle Ride 2024, the team will cycle the 127 miles from...
by CHSF | May 7, 2024 | LATEST NEWS, REAL STORIES, Youth
Meet Oliver from Hull who was born with a heart condition called Tetralogy of fallot. Thanks to the life-saving work of the Leeds Congenital Heart Unit, Oliver is thriving and has been able to pursue art as a hobby and, more recently, a career in finance! Now 22,...
by CHSF | Apr 30, 2024 | LATEST NEWS, PRESS RELEASE, REAL STORIES
“We owe everything to the incredible team at CHSF.” The Yorkshire Theatre ballet stage is set for brave young dancing star Ava An 11-year-old girl from Liversedge in West Yorkshire who was born with two holes in her heart and required open heart surgery aged...
by CHSF | Apr 2, 2024 | LATEST NEWS, REAL STORIES
Heart warrior Isabel is 10 and lives in Creswell. She had open heart surgery at Leeds when she was 3 months old. Isabel featured on our blog for ‘Warrior Wednesday’ back in 2021 and the piece details more of Isabel’s early years and medical treatment. Read...
by CHSF | Mar 21, 2024 | LATEST NEWS, REAL STORIES
Did you know that 50% of babies born with Down Syndrome are also born with a congenital heart defect? Olivia-Grace had her first open heart surgery in 2021 aged six months old. Her mum Sharon told us all about the medical journey of heart hero daughter in this special...
by CHSF | Mar 12, 2024 | LATEST NEWS, REAL STORIES
Before he was born, Arthur from Rotherham was diagnosed with Hypoplastic right heart syndrome and RV coronary dependant circulation. As told by mum, Jessica, read about Arthur’s journey so far and how his family have been supported by CHSF since day one…...
