Heart Walk

You may notice a new link at the top left of our blog. I (Betsy) am participating in the American Heart Association's Heart Walk this September with a group of parents of kids with congenital heart defects. The group is called Precious Little Hearts of Central Florida, which I think is quite fitting. It's just a group of parents who try to get together once a month (a bit challenging for many of us as you can imagine) & communicate online to support one another in our parenting journey with each of our precious little hearts. Any one who would like is welcome to join our team in the walk (I think on my page there is a link back to the team page) or just make a contribution, both you can do right online. Also, they have a corporate matching program if anyone knows a company who would like to participate by matching an individual's funds or even the group's. I am excited to support the cause because since I've had Andrew I was surprised to learn that heart defects are the most common birth defects (about 1:125 babies are born with a congenital heart defect). I feel we really need to build community awareness and support research since it affects so many (more than all childhood cancers combined). And that's my pitch : )