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Brother of an HLHS Warrior

Brother of an HLHS Warrior

FromHeart to Heart with Anna


Brother of an HLHS Warrior

FromHeart to Heart with Anna

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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Jan 22, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In today's episode, big brother Joey Jaworski, talks about what it was like growing up with a brother with hypoplastic left heart syndrome or HLHS. He shares some of his earliest memories with Anna (who also happens to be his mother), talks about ways he believes he helped his brother and ways that he believes parents can help their heart warriors and heart-healhy children. He discusses ways he stays close to his brother, the big change he made just recently because of his family and why he feels it's so important to be near his family.Joey Jaworski is 3 years older than his brother Alex who was born with HLHS. Both Joey and Alex are now in their 20s. Joey talks about what it was like for him to try to help his family when his little brother had 2 open-heart surgeries within the first year of his life and then another one when Alex was 17 and Joey was 20 years old. In this clip, Anna thanks listeners of "Heart to Heart with Anna" and asks them to keep the comments on the podcast episodes coming!Support the showAnna's Buzzsprout Affiliate LinkBaby Blue Sound CollectiveSocial Media Pages:Apple PodcastsFacebookInstagramMeWeTwitterYouTubeWebsite
Released:
Jan 22, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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"Heart to Heart with Anna" is the longest-running podcast devoted to the congenital heart defect (CHD) community. Our shows feature Survivors, family members, medical professionals and others in the CHD community who wish to share their stories, expertise, and advice. This show is devoted to empowering, educating and enriching the lives of members of the CHD community.