Leah Joanne

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Leah Joanne

Congenital Heart Disease

I was born with a CHD. The doctors would not listen to my mum, when she said the my daughter is not well. It took about 6 months before anyone would listen, and when they did that said that if she had not demanded that your daughter did not see a cardiologist she would have been dead by Christmas 1984.

But here I am safe and sound doing well.

— Leah

This article was last updated on October 30, 2009

Born: June 4, 1984
Diagnosis: Congenital Heart Defect (disease)
Treatment: Open Heart Surgery that left me being pacemaker dependent

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