swannies1983
07-09-2013, 09:01 AM
Not sure if this is suitable here but I thought I would post it.
The City to Bay is the largest annual fun run held in Adelaide each year and is on next again weekend. Our family is part of a team raising money for HeartKids SA, an organisation that supports children who have heart conditions. Our one year old daughter Charlotte was diagnosed with Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome at two weeks of age. It's a condition which causes an increase in heart rate, in Charlotte's case, it reached a peak of about 320bpm! This condition is caused by an accessory pathway in the heart.
Charlotte is currently on medication but still has the occasional event. She has regular checkups with the cardiologist to monitor her progress. She will eventually have surgery (ablation) to burn the extra pathway. This will happen in either Melbourne if she's under 18 as Adelaide doesn't have the facilities, or in Adelaide once she reaches 18.
We were introduced to HeartKids SA when Charlotte was in ICU at the Women's and Children's Hospital and they have given us wonderful support since that point on. We are hoping to raise some money to continue to allow HeartKids SA to support other children and their families.
After Charlotte's heart condition was diagnosed, I decided that I wanted to move away from sleep research into the cardiology field. I was fortunate enough to get a job as a cardiac technician earlier this year. Part of my job is to assist with ablation studies, such as those in Wolff–Parkinson–White patients. Hopefully one day I will be there for Charlotte when she has her surgery done.
Please go to the link below if you can donate for a great cause.
https://city-bay2013.everydayhero.com/au/Charlotte
This is our team
https://city-bay2013.everydayhero.co...isheartfr iends (https://city-bay2013.everydayhero.com/au/Zachieandhisheartfriends)
We have nearly raised $4,000 combined.
Thanks
Daniel
__________________
8" Dobsonian
New toy - GSO RC8
Phillips Toucam
EQ6 + Astromeccanica motors
Canon 400D
Modified 30D
The City to Bay is the largest annual fun run held in Adelaide each year and is on next again weekend. Our family is part of a team raising money for HeartKids SA, an organisation that supports children who have heart conditions. Our one year old daughter Charlotte was diagnosed with Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome at two weeks of age. It's a condition which causes an increase in heart rate, in Charlotte's case, it reached a peak of about 320bpm! This condition is caused by an accessory pathway in the heart.
Charlotte is currently on medication but still has the occasional event. She has regular checkups with the cardiologist to monitor her progress. She will eventually have surgery (ablation) to burn the extra pathway. This will happen in either Melbourne if she's under 18 as Adelaide doesn't have the facilities, or in Adelaide once she reaches 18.
We were introduced to HeartKids SA when Charlotte was in ICU at the Women's and Children's Hospital and they have given us wonderful support since that point on. We are hoping to raise some money to continue to allow HeartKids SA to support other children and their families.
After Charlotte's heart condition was diagnosed, I decided that I wanted to move away from sleep research into the cardiology field. I was fortunate enough to get a job as a cardiac technician earlier this year. Part of my job is to assist with ablation studies, such as those in Wolff–Parkinson–White patients. Hopefully one day I will be there for Charlotte when she has her surgery done.
Please go to the link below if you can donate for a great cause.
https://city-bay2013.everydayhero.com/au/Charlotte
This is our team
https://city-bay2013.everydayhero.co...isheartfr iends (https://city-bay2013.everydayhero.com/au/Zachieandhisheartfriends)
We have nearly raised $4,000 combined.
Thanks
Daniel
__________________
8" Dobsonian
New toy - GSO RC8
Phillips Toucam
EQ6 + Astromeccanica motors
Canon 400D
Modified 30D