Patricia, Rafael’s mom
Rafael received a mechanical valve when he was 2 and a half years old after his mitral valve failed. Then, at 10 and a half years old, Rafael...
Joëlle, Ellie’s mom
Ellie was born with a cardiac conduction disorder which necessitated the fitting of a pacemaker at birth. The Foundation was there for us...
Justine Côté
Hello, my name is Justine Côté, and I'm a 25-year-old young adult. I was born with a heart defect; pulmonary stenosis with transposition of large vessels...
Valérie, Livia’s mom
Our princess was born with a severe congenital malformation, a single ventricle. Added to this pathology was a TGV, as well as...
Lorna, Alfred’s mom
Our son Alfred was born with several complex heart defects. Following his birth, he was transferred from CHEO to Sainte-Justine...
Nancy and Claude, parents of Thomas
In 2010, at 22 weeks' gestation, we learned that our unborn son, Thomas, would be born with a congenital heart defect, hypoplastic right heart syndrome. At 9 days of age...
