Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: A Handbook for Parents
Heart of a Father - In Production Now!
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Baby Hearts Press' first and best known book is Hypoplastic Left
Heart Syndrome: A Handbook for Parents.
This is the book that Anna wished would have been available when Alexander
was diagnosed with HLHS. The book opens with Anna's personal experience
when Alex had the Norwood Operation. The second chapter is
Teresa Sorlie's
experience when her son had a heart transplant.
The book has chapters on normal heart anatomy and common heart defects associated with HLHS, explanations of the surgical options, commonly used medications and drugs, the availability of social services and more. Click here to read more about the illustrator for the book, Frank Jaworski, RN. |
Price: $20.00
NOTE: This book is out of print, but it IS available in a PDF file you can
download from the net!
This is the ORIGINAL, revised version of the HLHS Handbook and there is a $5.00
coupon off the next, revised edition of the book. After we receive
the payment for the book, we will email you the link to download the book.
Anna is currently working on a revised edition of the HLHS book. If you'd like to be put on the waiting list for the revised edition, Email Anna
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Baby Hearts Press' first children's book is My Brother Needs an
Operation.
This book is the story of how Joey's life was affected
when his little
brother, Alex, had to go to the hospital. The story
shows the different ways
Alex's hospitalization affected Joey. What
makes this book unique is the
Hospital Diary and Activity section for
the unhospitalized sibling. There is
room for the child to add
photographs, draw pictures, write feelings, etc. This
book, when
completed, will be a memoir of your family's experience of having
a
hospitalized and unhospitalized child.
Download 2 pictures to color yourself ! 
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Price: $20.00 + $5.50 s/h
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Perhaps our most talked-about book right now is The Heart of a Mother.
Why is it so popular?
Because the book features many women that the
editor, Anna Jaworski, met right
here on the Internet! Dive into this
incredible collection of stories by over
60 inspirational women who
have dealt with CHDs and shared their amazing
stories with us.
Curious? Click here to see the Table of Contents and read some sample essays. This book is a must read for anyone involved with families living with CHDs. Discover how women feel from the point of discovery of the CHD, through the surgeries often needed, to how they find and give support to others and their family and on to their hopes for the future. Have you ever wondered how a girl born with a CHD feels about having a child of her own? If children with CHDs can lead a normal life? How having a child with a CHD will change your life? Wonder no longer. This book answers those questions and more.
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Click here to meet the Authors of The Heart of a Mother!
Read Reviews of Heart of a Mother...
Price:
$25.00 + $5.50 s/h
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The Heart of a Father - In production now! Interested in more information? Click Here for more information in the Writers Corner. Want to know when the book is published? Email Anna ! |
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Straight from Miami! The American Heart Association Heart Heroes Conference
2007 featuring Anna Jaworski as the keynote speaker is now available as a DVD!
Now you can hear Anna give the keynote address yourself. "Raising a Child with
a Congenital Heart Defect: The Balancing Act" is the hour-long speech Anna
gave that will help you find balance in your life. Anna discusses the changes
we go through as families as our children grow up and what we need to be aware
of so that we can help them have a quality life. In this presentation you will
meet Anna's family and some other members of the congenital heart defect
community as Anna takes you from birth to adulthood in the raising of a child
with a congenital heart defect. Handouts to accompany the speech are available
for download
here
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Anna's second speech, "My Child's Bright Future" discusses the way our children with congenital heart defects in the year 2007 DO have a bright future. She gives some tips for how to ensure our children have a bright future despite their heart defects. Anna shares stories about how her son, Alex, (born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome) has overcome problems in his life caused by his heart defect to achieve success and a happy life. An accompanying handout with Anna's Ten Tips for Helping Your Child Have a Bright Future (covering 3 different stages of development) is available here . Price: Get BOTH speeches on one DVD for just $15.00 each + $2.00 s/h You can download the accompanying handouts FREE Here . |
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The Heart's Gift
by Jodi Davis
($25.00 + $5.50 s/h) |
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Baby Hearts Press also has a limited edition lapel
pin
available. This pin was designed by Anna Jaworski.
Size: 1/4" x 1/4" (approx.)
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Baby Hearts Press has another pin available! This pin was designed by Sue
Dove.
Size: 1/2" x 1/2" (approx.)
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Baby Hearts Press also has Posters and Articles for sale!
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An 8 1/2" x 11" poster is available from Baby Hearts Press.
This
poster is written by Anna Marie Jaworski and is entitled
"11 Things I Wish My Child's Doctor Knew"
Price: $3.00 + $2.00 s/h
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We also have a poster titled
"What it Means to Be the Parent of a Child With a Heart Defect"
This poster will be personalized for a boy or a girl.
Price: $3.00 + $2.00 s/h
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We are also now offering articles written by Anna:
Homeschooling My HLHS Child: One Mother's Experience
Anna shares her homeschooling experiences with Alex in this article now
available through Baby Hearts Press.
Click
Here
to read a sample from this 14 page report.
HLHS After the Fontan: One Mother's experience
Anna shares some significant events in Alex's life since his
Fontan in this article now available through Baby Hearts Press.
Click
Here
to read a sample from this 14 page report.
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Rajo Danger!
A short story by Alex Jaworski, HLHS
($ 3.00 + $2.00 s/h) |
3910 Sierra Blanca Blvd.
Temple, TX 76502
Phone: 254-541-7624
Email : jaworski@vvm.com