As always, Katja is unstoppable 🤗She’s being discharged early. She was up within 2hrs of surgery walking around the unit yesterday. She’s eating great , pain is minimal and she’s in good spirits. So she gets to come home today. She is such a Warrior 💪🏻
Welcome!
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:
Updates
More Updates
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Mending Katja’s Heart Part 2
Read more: Mending Katja’s Heart Part 2To say this journey hasn’t been difficult would be a lie.
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How is TA Repaired? Mending Katja’s heart Part 1
Read more: How is TA Repaired? Mending Katja’s heart Part 1So we’ll talk a bit about Katja’s initial “repair” and how that relates to her future surgeries.
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About Katja
Read more: About KatjaKatarina Anja or as we affectionately call her “Katja” was born with a rare CHD called “Truncus Arteriosus” (TA). This means that Katja was born with only one artery into her heart.
Confessions of a Mended Heart 