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Stepped away from paid work because my son was born with:
💙 #DownSyndrome
💙 #HeartDefect requiring open heart surgery at 9 wks
AND just before he turned 3,
💙 he was diagnosed with #Leukemia requiring 3+ YEARS of treatment.

Major POWER PAUSE!

Here he is graduating from an #InclusiveCollege!

Tetralogy of Fallot, also by me!!

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Normal heart anatomy, made by me!!

#cardiology #cardiac #heartdefect #chd #specialinterest #actuallyautistic #medical #medicine #heart #anatomy

Congenital Heart Defects (CHDs) And The Importance of Newborn Testing While most newborns are born with healthy hearts and adequate oxygen levels in their blood, it is estimated that approximately 1 in every 100 babies is born with a congenital heart defect (CHD). Of those cases, 25% are categorized as critical congenital heart defects (CCHDs).

Congenital Heart Defects (CHDs) And The Importance of Newborn Testing - www.growingyourbaby.com/congenital-heart-defects... #heartdefect #newborntesting #newborn #infanthealth