This contest was designed to allow children and adults to share their stories. There can be much healing in sharing our stories, even just writing them down. Creativity is often a wonderful tool for healing as well.
You are not alone!
Also, we wanted those new to heart disease, including congenital heart disease, to know that there are people who understand them. You are not alone! That is the number one reason The Mended Hearts, Inc. (MHI)—Mended Hearts, Young Mended Hearts, and Mended Little Hearts—exist. There are so many feelings—pain, joy, devastation, fear, gratitude, etc.—and they are ALL normal.