- Congenital Heart Defects are the #1 birth defect and are the #1 cause of birth defect related deaths. Source: March of Dimes
- About 1 out of every 100 babies are born each year with some type of Congenital Heart Defect. (approx. 40,000/year) Source: Children’s Heart Foundation
- Nearly twice as many children die from Congenital Heart Defects in the United States each year as from all forms of childhood cancers combined, yet funding for pediatric cancer research is five times higher than funding for CHD. Source: Children’s Heart Foundation
- This year approximately 4,000 babies will not live to see their first birthday because of Congenital Heart Defects. Source: Children’s Heart Foundation
- Of every dollar the government spends on medical funding only a fraction of a penny is directed toward Congenital Heart Defect research. Source: Children’s Heart Foundation
- Although some babies will be diagnosed during gestation or at birth, sometimes the diagnosis is not made until days, weeks, months, or even years after. In some cases, CHD is not detected until adolescence or adulthood. Source: March of Dimes
- It is a proven fact that the earlier CHD is detected and treated, it is more likely the affected child will survive and have less long term health complications. Source: March of Dimes
Friday, May 8, 2009
The First Blog!!
So I am completely new to "blogging"....I thought I would jump on the bandwagon, since everyone is doing it! We are the Olson family - John (husband/dad), 28; Andrea (wife/mom), 27; Amelia (daughter), 5 months; and Owen (pooch), 4 years. John and I met at Western Michigan University in 2000 and the rest is 'our'-story! We live in a cute little ranch on Redbud Avenue in a cute little subdivision called Plymouth Estates in Plymouth, Michigan. We've lived here for five years now. John and I will be celebrating our fiftth wedding anniversary on June 12. Our pooch Owen will be five on June 10th and our daughter Amelia was born on November 24, 2008. John and I have really embraced being a family with our daughter and "fur son"....life is so much fun now (busy, but fun!). John works at Thomson Reuters as a Senior QA Analyst for their GoFileRoom product. I am a stay at home mom (I was a financial analyst before I had Amelia).
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