Helpful Media

We hope that you will enjoy these helpful links, images, smartphone apps, gadgets and more all related to CHD’s.  Contact us if you have recommendations, we are always looking to help others.

While browsing, here are a few songs you might enjoy.  If you like them, please purchase where music is sold for high quality audio and to support the artists.

This song a lot of heart parents can identify with, what makes this even more unique is that it was written by a father who found out his son would be born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. (“All of Me” from Every Falling Tear by Matt Hammitt.  Released: 2011):

This song is a great song to help comfort you through a difficult time. (“Just Be Held” from Thrive by Casting Crowns.  Released: 2014):

This is the song that Ethan and Chris play after every cardiology appointment (“Forever” from Saturate by Breaking Benjamin. Released: 2002):

This song has touched a lot of people who have lost a child (“Winter Bear” single by Coby Grant.  Released 2017):

This song was written by Lizzy when her friend passed away.  Her personal Facebook post had 500 shares and it grew to almost 2 million YouTube views.  People from all over responded that this song brought them peace with their lost ones.  (“Dancing in the Sky” from Work of Heart by Dani and Lizzy.  Released: 2016):

LINKS

The CDC on CHD’s

The NHLBI on CHD’s

The Cleveland Clinic on CHD’s

Receiving a Serious Diagnosis for Your Child: How to Move Through It

What to Expect When Your Baby has a Congenital Heart Defect

Jimmy Kimmel opens up about his son Billy’s CHD

Congenital Heart Defects Rob Families Of Their Children

12 Links for IEP Advocacy and Assistance

Researchers uncover new congenital heart disease genes

 

IMAGES

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SMARTPHONE APPS

Heartpedia by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

Heart Defects by Rev Health Applications

CDC Milestone Tracker

 

GADGETS

Owlet sock monitors your babies oxygen and heart rate so you can sleep at night without worrying.

 

BOOKS