cardiac patient in hat

Emmanuel Brings a Fighting Spirit to a Tough Battle

Fierce persistence and a nagging mother’s intuition that something wasn’t right led newborn Emmanuel to the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Heart Center on Christmas morning two years ago. His mom, Brielle—a veterinarian—noticed that he looked and sounded different from her…

cardiac patient fishing

The Heart of a Fisherman Never Gives Up

When Children’s Cardiology said that 10-year-old Grayson would need a pacemaker, one of his parents’ most pressing concerns was whether he’d still be able to go fishing. Grayson loves playing baseball and football, showing livestock, camping and playing with his…

congenital heart week proclamation at Georgia state capitol

Kids at Heart Connects Families Who “Get It”

In the mid-1990s, a small group of heart parents seeking community with one another started a potluck dinner in the Egleston Hospital conference room. What began as a simple desire to get to know other families traveling on the same…

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