“The Strongest Hearts Have the Most Scars” ~Jeff Hood
February is Heart Month and this month I chose to freelance hearts to raise awareness for Congenital Heart Defects. I enlisted the help from some of my digital photo students at the high school where I teach. One of the things I love about where I teach is the students are diverse. I see acceptance, tolerance, and kindness even though students come from all different walks of life. It is not always obvious the struggles they are going through or have been through in the past. However, their struggles and successes are a big part of who they are now and who they will become in the future. For this month’s theme I asked a few of the students in my classes to hold the paper heart I created. I love how each student brings something unique to their image. However, the similarity between them all is the heart, a symbol of love, connection, and this month, Congenital Heart Defect Awareness!
One out of a hundred children are born with a CHD. There are many different types of CHDs and children can suffer from one defect or multiple defects. The severity of the defect can range from mild, meaning a child will need no treatment, to terminal, the defects will ultimately take the child’s life.
Congenital Heart Defects are severely under researched and underfunded. Therefore, the more awareness individuals can spread the more funding the heart community hopes to gain.
I have joined a group of some very talented freelensing photographers who will be blogging images each month. Please take look at the next photographer in the blog circle: Please click HERE to see April Christopher’s Free 52 post.
Soniasweet and such a lovely idea