Heart To Heart With Anna

Send us a textPhilippina Wijtmans, oftewel Pien, is de moeder van 3 kinderen: Rinske, Sven, en Kyle. Pien is een Nederlandse van geboorte, maar ze verhuisde naar Amerika vanwege haar man’s werk. Vandaag is ze als gast op de show “Heart to Heart with Anna.” Zij vertelt over haar ervaringen met haar zoon Kyle die ter wereld kwam met een aangeboren hartafwijking.Dit is de eerste show van “Heart to Heart with Anna” die in het Engels en in het Nederlandse opgenomen is. Cora den Harder is de gast interviewer voor de Nederlandstalige show.Thank you to everyone who has helped HUG in creating our podcasts and other resources. Visit https;//www.heartsunitetheglobe.com to donate or join us!HeartWorks: We Build HeartsHeartWorks empowers the CHD community by advancing research and finding cures for heart defects.Support the showAnna's Buzzsprout Affiliate LinkBaby Blue Sound CollectiveSocial Media Pages:Apple PodcastsFacebookInstagramMeWeTwitterYouTubeWebsite

Send us a textPhilippina Wijtmans, Pien for short, is the mother of 3 children – Rinske, Sven, and Kyle. Pien grew up in the Netherlands but moved to the USA due to her husband's job. Today on "Heart to Heart with Anna" Pien shares with Anna what it was like for her to be a Dutch mother in the United States when her son, Kyle, was born with a congenital heart defect. This is the first "Heart to Heart with Anna" to be presented in both English and Dutch. Cora DenHarder will be the Guest Host for the Dutch version of the program.Thank you to everyone who has helped HUG in creating our podcasts and other resources. Visit https;//www.heartsunitetheglobe.com to donate or join us!HeartWorks: We Build HeartsHeartWorks empowers the CHD community by advancing research and finding cures for heart defects.Support the showAnna's Buzzsprout Affiliate LinkBaby Blue Sound CollectiveSocial Media Pages:Apple PodcastsFacebookInstagramMeWeTwitterYouTubeWebsite

Send us a textWhat was it like for Sapir and Idan to live with a sister who had special needs? How did it affect them as they grew up? How did their sister's death affect them? What advice do these young adults have for other siblings living with a sibling with special needs? Today's Guests, Sapir and Idan talk to Anna about Liel's special needs (both medical and communication) and how they feel living with her helped mold them into the people they are today.Thank you to everyone who has helped HUG in creating our podcasts and other resources. Visit https;//www.heartsunitetheglobe.com to donate or join us!HeartWorks: We Build HeartsHeartWorks empowers the CHD community by advancing research and finding cures for heart defects.Support the showAnna's Buzzsprout Affiliate LinkBaby Blue Sound CollectiveSocial Media Pages:Apple PodcastsFacebookInstagramMeWeTwitterYouTubeWebsite

Send us a textLauren Bednarz was born with a very complex heart defect requiring multiple surgeries. Her older brother Ryan Celeskey and her younger brother Aaron Celeskey talk about what it was like growing up with a sister with a special heart. Ryan talks about what it was like going to school with a younger sister others wanted to pick on. Aaron talks about what it's like for him now, living with his sister and her husband while he attends college. Together the brothers paint a picture of a very special family dynamic.Thank you to everyone who has helped HUG in creating our podcasts and other resources. Visit https;//www.heartsunitetheglobe.com to donate or join us!HeartWorks: We Build HeartsHeartWorks empowers the CHD community by advancing research and finding cures for heart defects.Support the showAnna's Buzzsprout Affiliate LinkBaby Blue Sound CollectiveSocial Media Pages:Apple PodcastsFacebookInstagramMeWeTwitterYouTubeWebsite

Send us a textDebbie Gilmore was pregnant with her son Brandon when her older child, Matthew, passed away due to complications from his open-heart surgery to fix his congenital heart defect. Today Brandon will share with us what it has been like to be a Rainbow Baby -- a baby born after a sibling dies. He will tell us about the void he has felt with the loss of his brother, another unexpected sibling loss and how an unexpected friend from halfway across the world has become as close to him as he feels he might have been to Matthew. Discover the relationships Brandon has had over time, what he cherishes about those he loves and how he has finally come to feel a sense of belonging now that he is a young adult.Thank you to everyone who has helped HUG in creating our podcasts and other resources. Visit https;//www.heartsunitetheglobe.com to donate or join us!HeartWorks: We Build HeartsHeartWorks empowers the CHD community by advancing research and finding cures for heart defects.Support the showAnna's Buzzsp

Send us a textKristi Gimpel has a remarkable story. As a little girl, her younger sister had to undergo multiple open-heart surgeries. Kristi tells Anna about who took care of her, how she felt about her sister, especially when other children were curious about her sister's condition and how her mother taught her to be an advocate instead of being angry. Unbeknownst to Kristi, her first child would also be born with a congenital heart defect. Kristi shares the story of her pregnancy and her daughter's birth with Anna and she gives advice to parents in families where there is a heart-healthy child as well as a child with a chronic illness.Thank you to everyone who has helped HUG in creating our podcasts and other resources. Visit https;//www.heartsunitetheglobe.com to donate or join us!HeartWorks: We Build HeartsHeartWorks empowers the CHD community by advancing research and finding cures for heart defects.Support the showAnna's Buzzsprout Affiliate LinkBaby Blue Sound CollectiveSocial Media Pag

Send us a textUsman Shahid is the older brother of Nauman Shahid. In this episode of "Heart to Heart with Anna" Usman shares with Anna what it was like for him to grow up with two younger siblings with special needs. He talks about what he remembers from Nauman's open-heart surgeries, what it was like to relocate to the United States from Pakistan, what it was like to have a sister with Down Syndrome and how his family has always pulled together and been there for each other through it all. Usman also shares why he feels he has become the man he is today because of his brother. You won't want to miss this episode!Thank you to everyone who has helped HUG in creating our podcasts and other resources. Visit https;//www.heartsunitetheglobe.com to donate or join us!HeartWorks: We Build HeartsHeartWorks empowers the CHD community by advancing research and finding cures for heart defects.Support the showAnna's Buzzsprout Affiliate LinkBaby Blue Sound CollectiveSocial Media Pages:Apple Podcas

Send us a textDaniel Sadjak shares with Anna what it was like to grow up in a family with heart-healthy siblings and one sibling born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). He talks about his earliest memories, what it was like going to school with his brother and how his relationship with his brother has changed over time. Now that both brothers are adult-aged, the brothers have a more mature relationship. Tune in to hear how parenthood has affected Daniel's perspective on his parents and how they raised him and his siblings.Thank you to everyone who has helped HUG in creating our podcasts and other resources. Visit https;//www.heartsunitetheglobe.com to donate or join us!HeartWorks: We Build HeartsHeartWorks empowers the CHD community by advancing research and finding cures for heart defects.Support the showAnna's Buzzsprout Affiliate LinkBaby Blue Sound CollectiveSocial Media Pages:Apple PodcastsFacebookInstagramMeWeTwitterYouTubeWebsite

Send us a textSisters Amy and Jessica Cowin share a special secret. They have both been touched by organ donation and transplantation. Jessica was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome or HLHS and needed a heart transplant. As if that wasn't stressful enough, Jessica learned that her kidneys were failing and if she didn't get a transplant, she would have to go on dialysis. Leave it to younger sister, Amy, to come to the rescue! Tune in to hear Amy talk about what it was like for her to see her sister go through a heart transplant only to realize that without a kidney, she very well could die. Thank you to everyone who has helped HUG in creating our podcasts and other resources. Visit https;//www.heartsunitetheglobe.com to donate or join us!HeartWorks: We Build HeartsHeartWorks empowers the CHD community by advancing research and finding cures for heart defects.Support the showAnna's Buzzsprout Affiliate LinkBaby Blue Sound CollectiveSocial Media Pages:Apple PodcastsFacebookInstagramMeWeTwit

Send us a textIn today's program Katie Hunt talks about what it was like to grow up with tetralogy of Fallot and how she longed for a sister or brother. She talks about what it was like to be bullied in school and how that experience led her to move to a new school and to develop a relationship with a little girl that would blossom into a full-fledged sisterhood, not only for Katie and Amanda but for their mothers and entire families! Learn how these families' lives became entwined and how, together, they experienced a miracle.Thank you to everyone who has helped HUG in creating our podcasts and other resources. Visit https;//www.heartsunitetheglobe.com to donate or join us!HeartWorks: We Build HeartsHeartWorks empowers the CHD community by advancing research and finding cures for heart defects.Support the showAnna's Buzzsprout Affiliate LinkBaby Blue Sound CollectiveSocial Media Pages:Apple PodcastsFacebookInstagramMeWeTwitterYouTubeWebsite

Send us a textRoseann Franco Bischoff is David Franco's big sister. She shares with Anna what it was like for her growing up in a house full of siblings where she had a lot of responsibility and how that became amplified when her brother David was born with congenitally corrected transposition of the great vessels. She shares how having a chronically ill brother affected the family, what her relationship was like with David and how having an ill brother prepared her for motherhood and some of the challenges she would face with her own children.Thank you to everyone who has helped HUG in creating our podcasts and other resources. Visit https;//www.heartsunitetheglobe.com to donate or join us!HeartWorks: We Build HeartsHeartWorks empowers the CHD community by advancing research and finding cures for heart defects.Support the showAnna's Buzzsprout Affiliate LinkBaby Blue Sound CollectiveSocial Media Pages:Apple PodcastsFacebookInstagramMeWeTwitterYouTubeWebsite

Send us a textIn today's episode, big brother Joey Jaworski, talks about what it was like growing up with a brother with hypoplastic left heart syndrome or HLHS. He shares some of his earliest memories with Anna (who also happens to be his mother), talks about ways he believes he helped his brother and ways that he believes parents can help their heart warriors and heart-healhy children. He discusses ways he stays close to his brother, the big change he made just recently because of his family and why he feels it's so important to be near his family.Joey Jaworski is 3 years older than his brother Alex who was born with HLHS. Both Joey and Alex are now in their 20s. Joey talks about what it was like for him to try to help his family when his little brother had 2 open-heart surgeries within the first year of his life and then another one when Alex was 17 and Joey was 20 years old. Thank you to everyone who has helped HUG in creating our podcasts and other resources. Visit https;//www.heartsunitetheglo

Send us a textToday on "Heart to Heart with Anna" Ayrton Beatty talks with Anna about growing up in Scotland with her brother Edward. She tells Anna what they had in common, what it was like going to school together and what friends they had and how she communicates with some of those friends today. She also shares what it was like to discover that her brother had a congenital heart defect. She shares how, 18 years ago, her life completely changed after an extremely traumatic event. Ayrton tells Anna what she does to help others in the congenital heart defect community and gives advice to other sisters of siblings with congenital heart defects.Thank you to everyone who has helped HUG in creating our podcasts and other resources. Visit https;//www.heartsunitetheglobe.com to donate or join us!HeartWorks: We Build HeartsHeartWorks empowers the CHD community by advancing research and finding cures for heart defects.Support the showAnna's Buzzsprout Affiliate LinkBaby Blue Sound CollectiveSocial Med

Send us a textSteffe Becker is in a unique position. She is the sister to a brother with a congenital heart defect (CHD). She was born with a heart defect herself and she is the mother of twins. One of the twins was born with a heart defect. Tune in to today's program to hear what life was like for Steffe growing up in the 1970s and 1980s with a heart defect and what it was like to have children in the 2000s -- one with a heart defect and one heart healthy. She has a unique historical perspective and she shares with Anna what it was like to grow up in a "heart family" and what is normal for her and her family.Thank you to everyone who has helped HUG in creating our podcasts and other resources. Visit https;//www.heartsunitetheglobe.com to donate or join us!HeartWorks: We Build HeartsHeartWorks empowers the CHD community by advancing research and finding cures for heart defects.Support the showAnna's Buzzsprout Affiliate LinkBaby Blue Sound CollectiveSocial Media Pages:Apple PodcastsFaceboo

Send us a textJeff is the oldest of three siblings, born in 1977, and the only son to Chris and Jeff Sr. Jeff was just over 4 years old, when Jennifer was born with a congenital heart defect. Growing up, he was responsible for walking Jennifer to the school they both attended and babysitting both sisters. He enjoyed playing most sports, especially hockey, which he still plays.Jessica Weiner, at 32, is the heart-healthy, youngest of three siblings. Jessica’s sister, Jennifer, was born with Truncus Arteriosus in 1982. Jessica was not yet born when her sister had her first surgery. However, the two siblings, who shared a room growing up, are quite close; Jessica often takes on the role of secondary caregiver to her older sister.Join us today as we talk with these siblings about what it's like to grow up with a sibling with a congenital heart defect, how her heart defect and hospitalizations affected their lives and what it meant to Jeff once he decided to start a family of his own.Thank you to everyone who

Send us a textWho would ever believe that an Olympic athlete harbored a hidden heart defect for decades? What happened to Olympic Silver Medalist Paul Wylie? How did he survive sudden cardiac arrest? Tune in today to "Heart to Heart with Anna" to hear Paul's story and the amazing secret his heart carried for decades before, not only being discovered, but nearly costing him his life! Listen as Paul shares what he believes has kept him healthy for all these years and how he feel about athletics now that he's suffered the implantation of a life-saving device and having to undergo life-saving open-heart surgery.You'll also discover what it means to Paul to be a Cardiac Athlete™ and how he might contribute to the sequel to the book Cardiact Athletes: Real Superheroes Beating Heart Disease (https://smile.amazon.com/Cardiac-Athletes-Superheroes-Beating-Disease/dp/0993038905/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1513015853&sr=8-2&keywords=cardiac+athlete+lars+andrews).Thank you to everyone who h

Send us a textBeth Greenaway was an extremely competitive athlete despite the fact that she was born with a pulmonary valve problem which required surgery in her childhood. Join us today as she describes the kind of problems she encountered after falling out of medical care for over a decade, how her athletic prowess was affected and what kind of treatment she needed in order to continue to be an athlete. Beth shares with us the incredible roller-coaster ride she went on until she finally got her heart into much better shape. You'll also discover what it means to Beth to be a Cardiac Athlete™ and how she's doing her part to help others going through cardiac rehabilitation.Thank you to everyone who has helped HUG in creating our podcasts and other resources. Visit https;//www.heartsunitetheglobe.com to donate or join us!HeartWorks: We Build HeartsHeartWorks empowers the CHD community by advancing research and finding cures for heart defects.Support the showAnna's Buzzsprout Affiliate LinkBaby Bl

Send us a textGreg Bassett was an athlete in his 40s when he was told, during a routine physical, that he had a heart murmur. Before he knew it, he was visiting a cardiologist and events would transpire to change his life. Join us as Anna talks with Greg about what it was like to discover he had a congenital heart defect, the plans and actual course of treatment he underwent and how he's doing now. You'll also discover what it means to Greg to be a Cardiac Athlete™ and how the book Cardiact Athletes: Real Superheroes Beating Heart Disease (https://smile.amazon.com/Cardiac-Athletes-Superheroes-Beating-Disease/dp/0993038905/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1513015853&sr=8-2&keywords=cardiac+athlete+lars+andrews) affected him and why he feels it's such a helpful resource!Thank you to everyone who has helped HUG in creating our podcasts and other resources. Visit https;//www.heartsunitetheglobe.com to donate or join us!HeartWorks: We Build HeartsHeartWorks empowers the CHD community by advancing

Send us a textEd Rucci joins Anna today on 'Heart to Heart with Anna" to talk about how his heart attack has affected his life. Join us to hear how the event transpired, surprising this Cardiac Athlete™ who was a competitive athlete taking part in triathlons. Learn what he feels was the culprit in causing his heart attack and what measures he's gone to to make sure it doesn't happen again! Learn what psychological changes have occurred in his life that have enabled him to resume his passion for athletics.Ed Rucci might be submitting an essay for the 2nd book in the Cardiac Athlete series by Lars Andrews. To purchase the first book in the series, go to this link (and you'll also help out Hearts Unite the Globe -- the nonprofit that provides this podcast free of charge to Listeners): https://smile.amazon.com/Cardiac-Athletes-Superheroes-Beating-Disease/dp/0993038905/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1505177810&sr=8-2&keywords=cardiac+athletes+lars+andrews Thank you to everyone who has

Send us a textGraeme Sutton was 50 years old before discovering he had a potentially life-threatening heart defect. Join us today as Graeme shares with Anna what it was like to discover that he had, not only a serious heart defect, but also a disease process which could cause him to have a stroke or die. Learn about how he had to handle this delicate situation and how he strove to regain his life and his passion for being a triathlete and even competing in an Ironman competition.Graeme Sutton has submitted an essay for the 2nd book in the Cardiac Athlete series by Lars Andrews. To purchase the first book in the series, go to this link (and you'll also help out Hearts Unite the Globe -- the nonprofit that provides this podcast free of charge to Listeners): https://smile.amazon.com/Cardiac-Athletes-Superheroes-Beating-Disease/dp/0993038905/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1505177810&sr=8-2&keywords=cardiac+athletes+lars+andrews Thank you to everyone who has helped HUG in creating our podcasts and other r