Balloon Release for Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
By: Nina Criscuolo
Updated: February 15, 2013
Dozens gathered on the court house steps in Rayville this Valentine's Day for a cause that's close-to-the-heart,
February 14th is the last day of Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week. To celebrate the group released red balloons into the sky. Heart defects are the number one birth defect in America according to the CDC.
Crystal Smith has a child who was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and says she helped organize this event to bring the community together.
"We had families that came that actually has children pass away, so it was for our heart warriors and our heart survivors. It makes you appreciate everyday you have with your child," says Smith.
Nearly one of every 100 babies is born with a congenital heart defect.
February 14th is the last day of Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week. To celebrate the group released red balloons into the sky. Heart defects are the number one birth defect in America according to the CDC.
Crystal Smith has a child who was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and says she helped organize this event to bring the community together.
"We had families that came that actually has children pass away, so it was for our heart warriors and our heart survivors. It makes you appreciate everyday you have with your child," says Smith.
Nearly one of every 100 babies is born with a congenital heart defect.
