Bekah had a routine cardiology appointment a little over a month ago. For the last month I’ve been debating what to write about it and how I feel about what we learned there.
Families and patients share their experiences with the Akron Children's Hospital Heart Center.
Echocardiogram reveals hole in Bekah’s heart smaller while new leak detected
May 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Helping Haiti: ‘We’ve done really some good work’
April 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Since making his first trip to Haiti in 2010, following that country’s devastating earthquake, Dr. Jeff Kempf has been humbled by the progress made by his Akron Children’s Hospital team and a larger coalition that now includes five other U.S. children’s hospitals.
A heart-felt thank you for helping our son, Daniel
March 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I am a 19 year old stay-at-home mother to my now almost 3-month-old son, Daniel. We are originally from Uhrichsville, Ohio, but we moved to Columbus in August with Daniel’s dad, Alex, 22, while he finished his senior year of college at OSU.
Meet Katherine, the Little Engine That Could (Videos) Katherine doesn't let 15 heart procedures slow her down
March 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment
When you meet Katherine, you’ll be immediately drawn in by her vivacious personality, seemingly endless energy, and love for dance and performing. What you won’t notice are the 15 procedures she’s had on her heart, all before turning 12.
No one patches pants, but hearts are another story
March 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
March 5, 2012, was a long day. We knew that the next morning we’d be taking Bekah to Akron Children’s Hospital for open heart surgery. It seemed like we spent the entire day just watching the clock, calculating how much time we had to spend with our baby girl before we needed to leave for the hospital.
Diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot at 3 days old
February 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
During the nine months of pregnancy no one noticed a thing wrong with any ultrasounds or the baby’s heartbeat.
