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Lunch in the Heart of Sydney
Rising Star Award
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Teddy's Special Heart
Some kids are born special... like Teddy who has a special heart. Teddy has had multiple operations already and will need more as he grows, but he's a fighter. His family have launched a fundraiser, asking for your help to raise money for research into congenital heart disease so that we can understand more about conditions like Hypoplastic Left Heart, which Teddy has. To read more about Teddy's story and how you can help, click here. To read more about our research programmes, click here.
| Posted in:FundraisersHow you can help |
Monty at the Radiothon
Little Monty and his family visited us today for the 2UE Radiothon which is raising much-needed funds for The Children's Hospital at Westmead.
The interview with his Mum Catriona can be found here.
Thank you Monty and co for brightening our day!!
| Posted in:FundraisersMediaPatients |
Nine year old Paris' story
Diagnosed with SVT two years ago, Paris has had quite a journey to get to where she is today - a healthy, SVT-free young lady. And a courageous and well-spoken one to boot. Paris spoke to an audience of 196 guests at the Echo Gala Dinner in September, where she was the belle of the ball and highlight of the night. Read her speech (her story) here.| Posted in:Patients |
Cardiomyopathy research published
Two of our cardiologists, Dr Christian Turner and A/Prof Gary Sholler, were involved in a national study of cardiomyopathy that was published last week in Circulation. The study found that after the first year following diagnosis, the majority of patients are well and do not need to take medication.
The paper is entitled 'Long-term outcomes of dilated cardiomyopathy diagnosed during childhood: results from a national population-based study of childhood cardiomyopathy.'
To read the abstract or the full article, click here.
| Posted in:ResearchDoctors Work |
2UE Radiothon 13 November
2UE is running a Radiothon to support The Children's Hospital at Westmead and a few staff from the Heart Centre for Children will be manning the phones at various points throughout the day on Wednesday 13 November. We would love to hear from you and we really appreciate any support that you can offer. We are currently fundraising for new equipment (including temporary pacemakers for after surgery and a new heart-lung machine for during bypass) and for our research (both genetic and psycho-social). For more information about the Radiothon, or to donate, head to http://www.2ue.com.au/childrenshospitalappeal.
| Posted in:FundraisersHow you can helpMedia |
Organ Donation article
| Posted in:MediaPatients |
$5,000 in just 30 seconds
A $5,000 grant is up for grabs and all you need to do is take 30 seconds to click on this link and vote for HEART CENTRE FOR CHILDREN.
http://www.colonialfirststate.com.au/charity/
We are in need of some temporary pacemakers for children straight after open-heart surgery and this would go a long way towards purchasing one (they're $5,500 each). These amazing devices make sure that the heart is beating correctly for a few days after surgery, and take over in the case that anything goes wrong. They can literally save lives.
Please click, and share.
| Posted in:FundraisersHow you can help |
NHMRC Grants announced
| Posted in:AwardsResearch |
Catriona's Triathlon Success
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| Posted in:FundraisersThank You's |
Cookie Time
A generous and very talented supporter of the Heart Centre for Children sent us a box full of cookies this week. We cannot thank you enough for the smiles they brought to everyone's faces - patients, families and staff. The biscuits were absolutely incredible (as per these photos) and delicious to boot. Thank you Jeannie!
| Posted in:FundraisersThank You's |
