I know it's been awhile since I've posted; however, I'd like to share with you a few events I'm going to be participating in this fall in the DC area.
The first one is the Congenital Heart Walk which will be on September 12th at George Mason University. The money raised from this 1.2 mile walk will benefit the Adult Congenital Heart Association and the Children's Heart Fund. More information on this event in DC and the other 8 cities, please visit www.congenitalheartwalk.org. If you would like to donate, please visit my page at: http://bit.ly/aRCTEN. If you would like to join me and walk with me, please contact me and I'll help you get registered.
The other one is the Start! Heart Walk which will be on November 6th at Nationals Park. The money raised from this walk will benefit the American Heart Association. More information on the event, and to see where else there is a Start! Heart Walk, please visit www.startheartwalk.org. If you would like to donate, please visit my page at: http://bit.ly/d48sOY. If you would like to join me and walk with me, please contact me and I'll help you get registered.
Thank you for all your support.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
I have something in common with an Olympian...
........and no it's not my athletic ability.
A rather little known fact about the most famous snowboarder in the world is that he was born with Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). Having 2 open heart surgeries before 1 years old, he has defied gravity for the last 8 years and not let his heart condition get in the way.
Most people had no idea he lives with his condition while completing in such a dangerous sport. It's so unknown that one of my friends called me after watching the following video where he was interviewed ois n Larry King Live going "Did you know Shaun White had a heart condition?!?" Yes, I did know but only very very recently. Earlier this season, watching him compete in the X Games, I googled him and found his Wikipedia article where it mentioned he was born with TOF.
I'm glad to see him giving back to the CHD community. He mentions on LKL that he recently donated money to a long term care facility in Memphis that allows families to stay close to the hospital while their child (brother/sister) has open heart surgery. For someone with all that money and the ability to inspire children with his athleticism after facing something so terrifing, I give him props for talking about it and giving congential heart disease a world wide stage... AT LAST.
View the Larry King Live interview at the following link: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2010/02/23/lkl.shaun.white.cnn?hpt=C2.
A rather little known fact about the most famous snowboarder in the world is that he was born with Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). Having 2 open heart surgeries before 1 years old, he has defied gravity for the last 8 years and not let his heart condition get in the way.
Most people had no idea he lives with his condition while completing in such a dangerous sport. It's so unknown that one of my friends called me after watching the following video where he was interviewed ois n Larry King Live going "Did you know Shaun White had a heart condition?!?" Yes, I did know but only very very recently. Earlier this season, watching him compete in the X Games, I googled him and found his Wikipedia article where it mentioned he was born with TOF.
I'm glad to see him giving back to the CHD community. He mentions on LKL that he recently donated money to a long term care facility in Memphis that allows families to stay close to the hospital while their child (brother/sister) has open heart surgery. For someone with all that money and the ability to inspire children with his athleticism after facing something so terrifing, I give him props for talking about it and giving congential heart disease a world wide stage... AT LAST.
View the Larry King Live interview at the following link: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2010/02/23/lkl.shaun.white.cnn?hpt=C2.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
National Wear Red Day, February 5, 2010
On February 5, 2010, the American Heart Association, along with the Go Red for Women campaign, will be celebrating the power women have to fight heart disease and stroke.
Let's all raise awareness of the #1 killer among women in the United States by wearing red on February 5th.
Let's all raise awareness of the #1 killer among women in the United States by wearing red on February 5th.
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