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A pacemaker and a baby in the same year
It wasn’t Allison Holden’s plan, but “everything just lined up perfectly.”
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"I'm 29. I have to advocate for myself."
Jake Chico on the perils of transitioning from pediatric care, plus why he's "pretty lucky"
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How to raise a kid with a heart condition
What did your parents do right? What might they have done differently?
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Don't call me a warrior
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A doctor opens up about her heart for the first time
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More thoughts on heart warriors and heroes
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From meeting the women who sew bioprosthetic heart valves to the wrenching reality of transplantation
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A doctor opens up about her heart for the first time
Sara Taher doesn't tell most colleagues or patients about her heart condition, worried they'll treat her differently. Now, she's ready to share.
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More thoughts on heart warriors and heroes
Readers sound off.
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Don't call me a warrior
Describing someone with an illness as a "warrior" or "hero" makes me cringe. Why is that?
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Meet the model embracing "scar inclusivity"
Andrianna Acosta had open heart surgery at 8 months old. Her zipper scar is not a flaw.
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She wrote the book on CHD and mental health (literally)
Therapist and author Tracy Livecchi eventually got the emotional support she needed—and she wants to make sure other CHDers get it too.
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How the co-founder of Zipper Sisters became a champion of the underdog
Lena Morsch went from "this dorky-looking, little blue girl” to an advocate for women with congenital heart disease.
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“You got a bum ticker.”
In the first edition of The Heart Dialogues, a history professor talks about traveling abroad with congenital heart disease and the funny thing about…
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