Thank you for visiting my fundraising page for the Congenital Heart Walk. Raising funds for CHD research is critically important to all Heart Warriors and Heart Angels, and personally very meaningful to me.

I am a heart warrior and I wear my zipper proudly!   When I was 13 months old I had to have open heart surgery at Penn State Children's Hospital in Hershey, PA. I had a big hole between the atrium chambers and a little hole between the ventricles. My mitral and tricuspid valves were not developed correctly as well. I had AVSD. Thanks to Dr. Clark and his amazing team at Penn State Children's Hospital, they were able to perform the surgery I so desparately needed. Four days in the PICU and I was headed home. I don't remember that time but when my mommy talks about it she usually has tears in her eyes. She tells me they are happy tears now!  I keep telling everyone I am strong! Ask me and I'll show you my "zipper".  Please look deep into your heart and think about how each and every dollar donated will help a child with CHD. It even helped me! The research is so important!!! 

Please help us to fund CHD research by making a donation to my personal fundraising page. Together we can make a life-saving difference!