Welcome to Katja’s blog. A place for information, updates and our “laugh instead of cry” humor of living with a child with CHD (Congenital Heart Defects). Take a seat and prepare for a long emotional journey of our ups and downs. Feel free to browse posts about Katja, her heart and her previous surgeries. Newest updates are available below:
It’s official! We are finally heading home after 10w2d, that’s 2.5 months of being on the East Coast 😱
We are beyond grateful for all the love and support. Katja received a special private flight home 🚀
We’ll see you tomorrow afternoon Seattle with the PNW and Childrens National’s 1st Domino Partial Heart Transplant kid! 😉
A question I get asked often is “How are you so calm about Katja?” The answer is, well, complicated. To understand why we take all of this in stride, you first have to understand Katja’s journey. We found out at 19 weeks pregnant that Katja’s heart was not “normal”. We had months to learn, prepare…
That big “T” word that makes everyone’s heart flutter just a bit. It’s scary, it’s unknown but when it’s spoken out loud, you just know, something is wrong. Transplant. There I said it. Did your heart skip a beat? Mine does, every time and I’ve been saying it a lot lately. So let’s talk about…
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We are a fun loving family of 7. I’m Jenn, the Mom and words behind the blog. Dad Jori is the IT backbone of making sure I don’t go crazy over features. We have 5 beautiful children. Nevaeh (17), Twins Arianna & Araceli (15), Katja “Our Mended little Heart” (9) and Gryffin “Finn” (4).
Save Katja’s Heart: Urgent Flight for a Rare Transplant
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Confessions of a Mended Heart 