CHD Awareness Week

February 7-14 is Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Week. When I was pregnant, I started following a lot of various blogs by women who were due in or around December. It was nice to know I wasn't alone and I was looking forward to seeing everyone's babies and following along with their development.

One woman had her baby, a girl named Cora, on November 30. She died on December 6 of an undetected congenital heart disease. When I read the story, I was heartbroken and couldn't stop crying. I couldn't imagine going through this myself. Cora is a very special girl and her parents are working hard to spread her story and raise awareness for CHD. I admire their strength and efforts. Please click on the button below to read her story and learn how you can help. Make sure you have tissues readily available!