According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in 110 children are born with a Congenital Heart Defect (CHD)—the most common birth defect. In comparison, the odds of a child developing cancer by the age of 19 is approximately one in 330. And sadly, more children die from CHD than children with all …
Many of our heart families have sadly lost their heart kids. Angels for Hearts began using the term “heart angel families” after Evan Boungnasiri passed away in January 2012. Evan was a heart kid who died when he fell off a playground ladder and hit his head. It wasn’t until later that the doctors determined that Evan …
Hi, I’m Kimberly Kaufman. I grew up healthy and attended college. I am a Delta Gamma, I’ve traveled, I have amazing friends, and even more amazing set of parents. In August 1999, I was living in Sacramento working as a Commercial Escrow Officer. In the middle of the night I was bitten on the foot …