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Tips to care for your mind
We hope you find the stress-relieving exercises below helpful. If you feel you need further help or support, you can get in touch with our Family Support team here.IF YOU FEEL TIRED OR TENSE Stop. Stamp your feet on the floor and feel the ground. Push down slightly...
Self-Care: Info for patients and families #StressAwarenessMonth
What is self-care? Self-care is more than just having a hot bath. Self-care refers to the things you can do to look after yourself and reduce stress.Why is it important? There are many benefits of self-care. It can help you to cope when things are tough and can help...
Isabel: World Autism Day 2024
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 it here....
COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING
1 IN 100 CHALLENGE
1 in 100 babies are born with a heart defect and so we challenge you to raise £100 before the year is out. Will you dare the chop? Be star baker? Quit a bad habit or fall in love with a new one? It's completely up to you how you reach the £100 target, and you have...
Virtual 10K: Winners’ Wall
The CHSF Virtual 10K has been bigger than we ever could have expected. With over 100 racers taking part we have been completely blown away by your support and the incredible total amount you have raised to support hearts for life! Keep cheering them over the finish...
A Marathon in May
Heart Warrior Aoife and her sister Ellie set themselves a very big challenge last month when they chose to walk or run the length of a marathon over the month of May!We spoke to Ellie and Aoife's mum Jess about what inspired the girls to take on this challenge for...
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EVENTS
5K MAY
Join #TeamCHSF for 5k May Getting involved couldn't be simpler - take on a 5k in May, donate £5 and nominate 5 friends! How can I take part? Participate in a 5k of your choice anytime between 1 May and 31 May . Run, walk, cycle or hop - it's up to you! Donate £5 to...
CELEBRATE NATIONAL TEA DAY WITH CHSF
Get together with friends, family or colleagues for a brew and a natter on Wednesday 21st April and raise funds for Children’s Heart Surgery Fund to ensure we can keep supporting hearts in our region, for life.Host your own CHSF Tea Party There’s still time to...
CAPTAIN TOM 100
Celebrate Captain Tom’s amazing achievements over his birthday weekend to raise funds for CHSF! We’re inviting you to take part in Captain Tom 100 from Friday 30 April to Bank Holiday Monday (3 May 2021) to celebrate Captain Sir Tom Moore and raise vital funds for...
REAL STORIES
A heart mum’s mental health
Heart Mum Laura shares how her daughter’s diagnosis and treatment for CHD affected her mental heath. Laura wants to start the conversation around mental health for CHD parents and make it okay to say you're not okay. One whole year. It's been one year since my...
A whole year of Arthur Yule…
It's been nearly a year since heart warrior Arthur underwent open heart surgery at Leeds. Today is his first birthday and his mummy and daddy look back at his journey so far... We found out during Arthur's routine 20-week scan at York Hospital that he had a heart...
“My scars are a piece of me and I’d be lost without them” Leigh Hilton
After being born with a heart defect and battling paralysis, heart hero Leigh reflects on his journey with CHD so far as he looks forward into fatherhood... On the 6th September 1985 I was born in Harrogate with no concern. Me and my mum went back to the maternity...
FAMILY
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LEEDS CONGENITAL HEART UNIT
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