Mended Little Hearts of Charlottesville

02/07/2025

CHD Awareness Week starts tomorrow!

Tomorrow is the start 🥳

We're inviting you to join our CHD awareness week photo challenge. Simply post a photo that captures what this day means to you/your family and be sure to tag us at 📸

We can't wait to spread awareness and learn more about our ❣️

02/06/2025

Wear Red Day!!

Wear Red Day is this Friday, February 7❗

At The Mended Hearts, Inc. we'll be wearing red to bring greater attention to cardiovascular disease and CHD🫀

Who will YOU wear red for❓ Be sure to tag us in your Wear Red Day pictures and comment below who you wear red for❣️

12/15/2024

We were SO happy to be able to host our annual holiday cookie party again! We ate cookies, decorated cookies for the pediatric care team on 7th, and each child got a fun gift to take home! Thank you to our generous donors that make fun activities like this possible! ❤️🎄☃️🎁🎅🤶🎉

02/07/2024

It's CHD Awareness Week! Help us kick things off by buying some tasty treats! Outside the Health Sciences Library until 1 PM!

02/08/2023

: At birth, a newborn's heart is the size of a walnut (think about how skilled one must be to operate on something so small).

02/07/2023

It's CHD Awareness Week! Time to and raise awareness!

02/07/2023

: According to the CDC , CHD affects nearly 1%— or about 40,000—births per year in the United States, and about 1 in 4 babies with a CHD have a critical CHD and generally need surgery or other procedures in their first year of life.

02/24/2022

Looking forward to seeing all our heart hero friends there! ❤️

11/18/2021

This is WONDERFUL news for heart families in Virginia! Keep an eye out for a special Zoom meeting with Dr. Gangemi in January to get a full update on the program changes and what we can expect moving forward!

Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU and UVA Children’s are teaming up to ensure children in Virginia have convenient access to quality cardiac...

10/15/2021

Join us tonight to create a virtual wave of light remembering all of our heart warriors gone too soon.

06/07/2021

Our sister group, Mended Little Hearts of Central VA, has invited our group to participate in a fun activity on June 13! More details in the attached image!

06/07/2021

Did you know that Mended Hearts is the 2nd oldest peer to peer support group in the country? Join us to help celebrate 70 years of support and learn more about our fabulous organization!

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8WL24LL1R5CTgfuVgBpdrA

This special presentation will highlight our 70 years of sharing our hearts with patients, families, caregivers and the health care professionals. Learn about our amazing history and hear from some of our volunteers who have given so much of their hearts over the years.