Congenital Heart Defects Fundraising
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Welcome to the Congenital Heart Defects Fundraising Lens
This lens is dedicated to raising awareness of Congenital Heart Defects (CHD) and raising the money necessary to help fund operations to correct CHD.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of children are born with heart disease. Most of them will not receive any treatment. Of the 1.5 million heart operations perfomed world-wide last year, only 25,000 were for children with heart defects. In many cases this is because young parents don't have access to healthcare or can't afford the expenses.
Learn more about this project and the man behind it, pediatric heart surgeon, Dr. Mani Sivasubramanian at CHDinfo.com.
February 14th is A Day For Hearts
Join us in Promoting Awareness of CHD
Remember to build you own lens and add it to the group as soon as possible. Dr. Mani and his kids need our help!
Why I am Participating in the CHD Squidoo Project
On a more personal note, both of my brother's children were born with congenital heart defects that required surgery. My nephew has the most serious problem, ToF. Fortunately, my brother has health insurance and access to the pediatric heart surgeons at Boston Children's Hospital. Without being overly dramatic, if my brother did not have health insurance to cover the operations, my nephew , now a college student, would not have lived past the age of five.
I urge everyone to participate in some way to raise money and awareness for CHD.
Links for CHD information
- Dr. Mani's CHD Squidoo Lens
- Read Dr. Mani's Squidoo lens to find out more about how you can help spread CHD awareness.
Make a Lens for CHD - Join the 'contest' and help get the word out to as many people as you can. - Add your CHD Squidoo Lens to the group
- After you have made your lens for Congenital Heart Defects Awareness add it to the group we've set up on Squidoo.
Sign my Guestbook
If you are participating in Squidoo for CHD or would like to show your support, please sign my guestbook.
Frankster wrote...
I had never heard of CHD so this has been an eye opener for me. Thank you. Bear hugs, Frankster
Posted October 07, 2008
MarketingMom wrote...
Great lens on an important subject. I had a student that I was very close to who has this problem and has had two heart transplants. Nice to see a lens to help raise awareness and be a great resource to others. Keep up the great job on your awesome lenses!
Posted December 23, 2007
SemperFidelis wrote...
A 5 to you (again)! You are making great lenses Amy! Consider stopping by our Recycling lens and giving a rating. We raise funds for Save The Children with this lens. :)
Posted October 13, 2007
Aiden wrote
My friend has a heart defect great to see ppl r oding sumthing about it
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Posted May 20, 2007
jayah wrote...
Hello Amy, It's fantastic to see more and more "Squidooers" getting involved in raising awareness of C.H.D.
Kind regards, John.
http://www.squidoo.com/childbirthheartdefects
Posted February 06, 2007
by AmyP
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