HoH Online presence

This is to let everyone know about changes to our online presence. Facebook currently hosts a Group page and  ‘Organisation’ page for Hearts of Hope Australia. The content on both pages is very similar and for this reason we are planning on shutting down the ‘organisation’ page and posting all future updates to the HoH Facebook

Congenital Heart Defects: What Parents Want You to Know

9 Things Parents of Kids With Congenital Heart Defects Want You to Know Here are nine things parents of children with a congenital heart defect (CHD) want you to know, but may be too scared to say: 1. My child’s diagnosis is most likely worse than you think it is. One of the wonderful but

HoH eNews: Hearts of Hope Website Membership

This is to let you know that all member data has now been uploaded to the HoH website and our social networking features are operational. I would like to ask all existing members to login  and check that the details we have for you are correct. You can do this via the first menu item at the top

HoH eNews: Hearts of Hope Website Redevelopment

Just a quick note to let you know that the new HoH website is up and running. Please come and have a look (www.hearts-of-hope.org) and let us know what you think. There is stll some work to do, particularly in regards to the members features, so you may find you can’t access certain pages. Although

Getting Around Melbourne

Transport to and from the Airport The easiest way to get directly to the RCH from the Airport is by Taxi. However this is fairly expensive at $50-60 per trip. Also if you are traveling with a baby you would need to book with one of the companies that have child restraints. You can also

Cost of Children

The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with $160,140 for a middle income family. Talk about sticker shock! That doesn’t even touch college tuition. For those with kids, that figure leads to wild fantasies about all the money we could have banked if not for

Joseph’s Heart

Joseph, our 11th child was born on October 4, 2001 with HLHS. Our family spent over 4 months in Melbourne while he underwent surgery at the Royal Children’s Hospital. Although his recovery was not totally free of complications, over all he has done really well. Since being home, he has come along in leaps and

Meaning of Health

Believe it or not, the “meaning of health” is a tricky question. I believe that the essence of health is balance and a kind of inner resilience that allows you to move through the world unharmed by all the things out there that have the potential to injure you. Part of being healthy means that