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Post by Cullyn Of Cerrmor on Jul 17, 2017 16:17:14 GMT 9.5
Shaun Miller Foundation launched to raise awareness of Congenital Heart Disease Harrison Tippet, Geelong Advertiser July 16, 2017 5:27pmLAUNCHING a foundation in his son’s name has given Cameron Miller a new lease on life. The Clifton Springs resident this month opened the Shaun Miller Foundation to raise awareness of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), the illness that took his son Shaun’s life on May 26, 2012. “I’ve thrown everything into this,” Mr Miller said. “This has given me a new lease on life.” “My main objective now is to find a cure for this horrible, disgusting disease.” Click Here to Read More.
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Post by Nickel on Dec 7, 2021 10:50:50 GMT 9.5
From Wikipedia
The cause of a congenital heart defect is often unknown.[4] Risk factors include certain infections during pregnancy such as rubella, use of certain medications or drugs such as alcohol or tobacco, parents being closely related, or poor nutritional status or obesity in the mother.[3][5] Having a parent with a congenital heart defect is also a risk factor.[10] A number of genetic conditions are associated with heart defects, including Down syndrome, Turner syndrome, and Marfan syndrome.[3] Congenital heart defects are divided into two main groups: cyanotic heart defects and non-cyanotic heart defects, depending on whether the child has the potential to turn bluish in color.[3] The defects may involve the interior walls of the heart, the heart valves, or the large blood vessels that lead to and from the heart.[7]
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I had no idea, so thanks for posting this.
I contacted Rubella a few months before becoming pregnant, so that seems more fortunate now than the three days I spent in a military hospital with ceaselessly itching and intrusive male nurses.
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