Please help me raise money for CHD research.
Besides donating from my book, I also created an online fund now ( donation goal is $500) I opened it with a donation right now and hope of more people to come and give :))
Too many children are affected and there is really not a lot being done to help. Here are the facts:
Congenital heart defects are America's #1 birth defect. Nearly one of every 100 babies is born with a CHD.
Congenital heart defects are the #1 cause of birth defect related deaths.
This year almost 40,000 babies will be born with a congenital heart defect. 4,000 of them will not live to see their first birthday.
91,000 life years are lost each year in this country due to congenital heart defects.
The cost for inpatient surgery to repair congenital heart defects exceeds $2.2 billion a year.
Congenital heart defects occur frequently and are often life threatening, yet research into them is grossly under funded.
Only one penny of every dollar donated to the American Heart Association goes towards congenital heart defect research.
Of every dollar the government spends on medical funding only a fraction of a penny is directed toward congenital heart defect research.
The Children's Heart Foundation is the only organization strictly created to fund congenital heart defect research.
In the last decade death rates for congenital heart defects have declined by almost 30% due to advances made through research.
The Children's Heart Foundation has directed almost $2 million to 24 different congenital heart defect research projects.
More than 50% of all children born with a congenital heart defect will require at least one invasive surgery in their lifetime.
There are 35 different types of congenital heart defects. Little is known about the cause of most them. There is not yet a cure for any of them.
In the U.S., twice as many children die from congenital heart defects each year than from all forms of childhood cancer combined, yet funding for pediatric cancer research is five times higher than funding for CHD.
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I HOPE YOU GET YOUR WISH!!!!!! GOD BLESS AND IF YOU WOULD CHECK OUT THE LITTLE GIRL I AM TRYING TO HELP!!! THANKS SO MUCH IN ADVANCE AND THE BEST OF LUCK TO YOU!!!!!!
Here is my 5...would you please check out my wish for me and my baby?
The max on this site is $100 but I will pray for the blessings to flow because this is a good cause!
Yopu got my vote! Love you!! and good luck!!!
good luck
Good luck
Here is 5 and I hope you win.Check out my wishes add them a comment and vote for them
5 stars to you. Best wishes and God bless.
Good luck i hope u win and my 5 stars to you :)
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Here's my 5!! Good Luck!!
very good cause.. you got my 5
This is so deserving Sandra, you get all of my votes.
gl
You got my five wish i could do more. Good luck!!
You have my vote and please view and vote for my wish. I have a disabled child with encephalopathy and not many people know about this disease either
good luck.. and god bless, you got my 5 ***** and plz vote on my wish...
You have my 5. My son has Tetrology of Fallot, A CHD. I truly hope you win, it will be almost like having won a wish myself.
very worthy wish
I have came & I have voted!
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Here ya go sweetie...Here is my 5. Will you please check out my wishes as well?
good luck
Got my 5 sweetie :-) You can always count on me you know!
5 stars for you. Good Luck!
GOod luck! You got my 5!!!
YOU GOT MY 5 STARSPLEASE VOTE ON MY WISH. HERE'S THE /[ link ] THANKS
Here's my five and good luck!
Good Luck!
You've got my 5***
Please check out my wishes!
You know you have my 5!!! Anything that I can possibly do to help CHD research!!!
Thank you so much Katie, I so appreciate it :)
You can count on getting 5 stars from me, what a worthy cause!
i will be back also when its time have a safe trip!god bless!!
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Sandra
I lost my son to a complex Congenital Heart Defect called Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome this year. He was 1 month and 3 days old when he died after his 7th surgery. He also endured ECMO, a ventilator, and a procedure called plasmapheresis. Only research holds out hope for other babies with complex defects like the one my son had. Sandra Kay's wish should be granted!!
When I return late next week I will definately be stoping by to give you 5 on a wonderful wish.
I will be back with my 5 in 4 days, 16:52:40
God Bless
God bless u and ur whole friends and ur family always.You will be on my prayers and ur family always.Check out my wishes add them a comment & vote for them tomorrow morning.
You know you can count on my vote Sandra Kay! You do so much for so many!!
Love you dearly!!!
You Rock --- Everybody rally together and let's make a difference for congenital heart defects!! Currently the #1 cause of death within the first year of life.
Thank you Sandra for your dedication!