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Heart to Heart with Anna

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A radio show for the congenital heart defect (CHD) community to let them know that there is hope! We discuss issues of importance to to enrich, empower and educate the CHD community.

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Heart to Heart with Anna

Join us in this episode as we investigate a world filled with acronyms and letters (504 Plans, IEPs, ARDs). Special Education Instructor and Heart Mom Marie O'Donnell demystifies the world of special education as she explains what... more
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The number of families in the United States and around the world who are choosing to homeschool seems to be on the rise. There are a number of countries where it is illegal to homeschool but in the countries where it is not illegal, it is a... more
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What happens when you expect a perfectly healthy baby but after delivery you discover your baby has a heart defect -- one that will require open-heart-surgery to fix? How can ordinary parents learn about the function of the heart? What... more
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It is a commonly known fact in the congenital heart defect (CHD) community that now there are more adults alive with CHDs than babies being born. That means we have more people reaching adulthood than ever before and that means... more
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This season we're focusing on education for Heart Warriors and today's show exemplifies how learning is a life-long process. Today's show deals not only with how Heart Warriors can continue their eduation about congenital heart defects... more
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The United States Department of Education reports that homeschooling continues to grow with an estimated 1,770,000 homeschooled students in 2013. That is 3.4% of the school-aged population! This is an increase of 61.8% over the... more
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Military families lead a very different life than civilian families do. Military families come from all walks of life and, when their children are diagnosed with heart defects, the challenges can vary according to location, branch of service, and of... more
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Many years ago, when people were diagnosed with congenital heart defects, their doctors warned parents about the dangers of allowing their children to cry, to become upset or to exert themselves. What have doctors learned from those... more
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Cardiac athletes are all around us. There are athletes who develop heart problems or who discover, after they have been athletes for a while, that there heart has some imperfections that may require surgery and there are... more
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People who are born with congenital heart defects (CHDs) are at greater risk for having a TIA (mini-stroke or transient ishchemic attack) or stroke. A stroke occurs when there is bleeding into the brain (hemorrhagic stroke) or a blood... more
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