Pulse Ox Study Bill 745-Testimony-CHD Awareness Week

This past week I had the honor of testifying in front of the Health and Human Services Committee at the Capital here in Atlanta. How fitting it was to be able to do this the week of CHD Awareness Week. It passed and now we head to the Senate. I am so thankful for State Rep. Andy Welch and State Rep. Matt Ramsey in helping to get this where it is. We are once step closer to saving babiesin GA! It was a great day as we also got to meet Gov. Nathan Deal who signed the Proclamation deeming Feb. 7-14 as CHD Awareness Week. Please check out the video here:

http://www.house.ga.gov/COMMITTEES/en-US/CommitteeArchives115.aspx 

Be sure to choose 2/8/2012.

                                       Here are a few photos from the hearing:

                          Here is a picture of all of us with Gov. Nathan Deal for the signing.

Also, this week we had the pleasure of meeting the Mayor of the city of Newnan who also signed a Proclamation deeming this week as CHD Awareness week as well.

CHD Awareness Day 3

CHD Awareness Month Fact day 3-Each year worldwide 100,000 babies (under one year old) will not live to celebrate their first birthday and each year in the United States approximately 4,000 babies (under one year old) will not live to celebrate their first birthday. Awareness brings Research. Research brings Hope. Hope brings Life.

 

 

CHD Awareness Day 2

Olivia was born with multiple heart defects which she will have to face and deal with the rest of her life. 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 Congenital Heart Defects. I want to ask that at least 10 of my friends share each day the fact that I post about CHD on your wall or Blog. Awareness brings Research. Research brings Hope. Hope brings life.

February is CHD Awareness Month!

Today marks the first day of CHD Awareness Month. For those who don't know..CHD stands for Congenital Heart Defects. In honor of my daughter Olivia and all of those affected with CHD I will post a fact each day this month about CHD in hopes to bring more awareness and to reach more families out there and ultimately spread CHD Awareness and offer Hope. With 40,000 babies being born each year to CHD there will be many more families learning what CHD means for the first time like I did. I believe that with Awareness brings Research. Research brings Hope. Hope brings life. This is the ultimate goal!