Heart to Heart

Offering Hope, Education, and Support to
Families of Congenital Heart Disease
and
All Pediatric Cardiac Concerns.

Heart to Heart is a not for profit, 100% voluntary, 501(c)(3) organization committed to patients, parents and healthcare professionals by extending hope, education, and emotional support to pediatric cardiac families. Heart to Heart’s objectives are:

OUR MISSION

●	Let others know they are not alone.
●	Offer Hope Education and Support to Families of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) and acquired pediatric cardiac issues.
●	Share Information and Resources for the Mutual Benefit of Pediatric Cardiac Families.
●	Raise Public Awareness of Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiac Issues.
●	Raise Funds for Continued Innovative Pediatric Cardiac Research

Heart to Heart operates through the generosity of donations, memorials and honorariums. Heart to Heart allows and encourages direct donations to pediatric cardiac research and will accept and disperse donations accordingly. For more information contact:

Heart to Heart
P.O. Box 720072
Dallas, Texas 75372-0072
888-475-2787

Heart to Heart provides emotional support and information to parents of children with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) and early onset heart disease. Heart to Heart is a 100% voluntary, non-profit, 501(c)(3), organization providing on-going support and education to childhood cardiac families through:

• Hospital Visitation

• Information Packets

• Parent Networking

• Programs on Problem Areas

• Family Fellowship

• Quarterly Newsletters

• Blood Drives

• Raising Public Awareness of Congenital Heart Disease/Defects as well as Early Onset Heart Disease

• Raising Funds for Pediatric Cardiac Research

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Heart to Heart offers support to parents during diagnosis, cardiac catheterization and/or surgery as well as through planned hospital visitations, informal gatherings, group sessions and social functions.

Heart to Heart is open to anyone interested in congenital heart disease and/or pediatric cardiac issues.

●	To inform CHD families of community resources and other pertinent information
●	To provide educational meetings, informative booklets, a lending library, a telephone network, a website, and a quarterly newsletter.

PLEASE CHECK OUR CALENDAR
(click here)
For meeting confirmation / more details call

888-475-2787

Anyone interested in Congenital Heart Disease is welcome to attend Heart to Heart meetings. Participation is not limited to the condition, or survival, of the child.

Monthly Organ Transplant
Wait List Statistics for
November 1, 2009

National Wait List

Kidney	82,221
Liver	15,921
Pancreas	1,492
Kidney/Pancreas	2,205
Heart	2,880
Lung	1,864
Heart/Lung	83
Intestine	230
TOTAL	104,475

Texas Wait List
as of November 1, 2009

Kidney	7,338
Liver	1,701
Pancreas	54
Kidney/Pancreas	138
Heart	381
Lung	164
Heart/Lung	11
Intestine	3
TOTAL	9,616

Visit the Newly Updated
Southwest Transplant Alliance Website
www.organ.org

2009
3rd Quarter
Newsletter
~Click Here~

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

Heart to Heart meets in cooperation with:

Physicians
Medical Centers
and
The Congenital Heart
Information Network

Heart to Heart is designed to support:

Parents
Children
Physicians
and
Healthcare facilities

Affiliate Member
The Congenital Heart
Information Network