Heart Sister, CHD Advocate and Heart Mom

Heart to Heart with Anna

English - March 20, 2018 04:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MB - ★★★★ - 14 ratings
Health & Fitness Education congenital heart defect congenital heart defects tetralogy of fallot advocacy open-heart surgery pacemaker Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Previous Episode: My Heart Brother & Best Friend

Next Episode: Rainbow Baby Brother: Life After the Loss of a Sibling

Send us a Text Message.

Kristi Gimpel has a remarkable story. As a little girl, her younger sister had to undergo multiple open-heart surgeries. Kristi tells Anna about who took care of her, how she felt about her sister, especially when other children were curious about her sister's condition and how her mother taught her to be an advocate instead of being angry. Unbeknownst to Kristi, her first child would also be born with a congenital heart defect. Kristi shares the story of her pregnancy and her daughter's birth with Anna and she gives advice to parents in families where there is a heart-healthy child as well as a child with a chronic illness.

We appreciate it when people support Hearts Unite the Globe podcasts. Thank you to our newest supporters -- Annie Ulchak (Patreon) and Judy Miller (Buzzsprout)!

Support the Show.

Anna's Buzzsprout Affiliate Link

Baby Blue Sound Collective

Social Media Pages:

Apple Podcasts
Facebook
Instagram
MeWe
Twitter
YouTube
Website