Shameless Begging

I’m walking again. For me. And everyone like me.  As some of you know, I was born with a hole in my heart (atrial septal defect) requiring open heart surgery and other interventions. So while I’ve participated in many kinds of  fundraising walks, this particular one is up-close and personal for me and my family.   Congenital heart defects are the #1 birth defect in the United States, affecting more than 40,000 babies a year, yet we hardly ever hear about it. Thanks to medical advances, those of us who may have been condemned to an early demise are living well into adulthood and living pretty normal lives but CHD requires a lifetime of care, and so I walk.

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This time (April 27th) we’ll be in Sacramento, rather than Oakland. If you’d like to donate to help support the cause, I would really appreciate it.  If you would like to spread the word, I would doubly appreciate it.

(If you are interested in my congenital heart defect history, I’ve covered it at my other blog. You can find all posts HERE, but the main explanation of my defect  is HERE).

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  1. Pingback: Shameless Begging (A reblog) | Alastair's Blog

      • You’re welcome. I knew someone who had to have an operation and ended up having a pig’s heart tube. At the age of 23 he couldn’t handle it any more and stopped taking his medication and went out getting drunk every night. We went to his funeral before his 24th birthday. Anything that will help with heart problems, I will help with

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  6. Carissa, we don’t have a printer right now. I’ll just write you a check and send it to you. It won’t be big, but I want to help out.

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