The Heart Dialogues

A mystery on the cardiac ward

A 625% spike in deaths. A "jinx team" of nurses. Was it a tragic coincidence or something more sinister? I set out to investigate.

May 18, 2025 • Leigh Kamping-Carder

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August 2024

A cause close to my heart

OK, cringe-y puns aside, help support CHD advocacy, research, community and awareness

Aug 25, 2024 • Leigh Kamping-Carder

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July 2024

Taking a break

An update on The Heart Dialogues

Jul 7, 2024 • Leigh Kamping-Carder

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June 2024

Time to celebrate?

Notes on a milestone birthday

Jun 23, 2024 • Leigh Kamping-Carder

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Anxious about your heart? This might help.

Health-related anxiety is common for people with congenital heart conditions. Psychologist Adrienne Kovacs talks about what it is, why it shows up—and…

Jun 9, 2024 • Leigh Kamping-Carder

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May 2024

Echoes from an emergency

Writer Lizzie Simon's letter from the PICU

May 26, 2024 • Leigh Kamping-Carder

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$2.1 million: That’s the lifetime cost of having complex CHD

A new report shows the immense impact congenital heart disease has on family finances and the U.S. economy

May 12, 2024 • Leigh Kamping-Carder

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April 2024

A heart condition prepared me for starting menopause in my 30s

Guest writer Jen Hyde finally got a diagnosis. Now she wants to be an advocate for her own healthcare.

Apr 28, 2024 • Leigh Kamping-Carder and Jen Hyde

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Heart failure: A practical guide for congenital heart disease patients

It doesn't mean you're dying, but it's becoming more common. Here's what you need to know.

Apr 14, 2024 • Leigh Kamping-Carder

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No amount of planning will save you

Or, how an earthquake made me think about my heart

Apr 5, 2024 • Leigh Kamping-Carder

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March 2024

The future of this newsletter

Take a 3-minute survey to help me decide what's next

Mar 31, 2024 • Leigh Kamping-Carder

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11 excellent links

Sex! Arrhythmias! Living a good life! And more!

Mar 17, 2024 • Leigh Kamping-Carder

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