Every year we spend Thanksgiving with Mike’s sister Marianne and my brother- in-law Patrick and their family, and before dinner we have a tradition whereby everyone around the table one by one says what they are thankful for. It’s a really nice tradition and in the days prior I enjoy listening to all three of my boys figure out what they are thankful for.
I think about all the people that are not home for this important holiday, and I’m grateful for everyone in our military that fight every day for our freedoms and to try to make our world better, and to their families!
This past year has not been an easy one for Matthew or us as a family. I am grateful for the many friends and family that prayed, made a meal, stopped by to offer support. I am also grateful for the people we met this past year, Morgan, Ava and Bella their parents, we are all in this Congenital Heart Defect (CHD) fight together!
I am grateful to the many sponsors, supporters, donors who made our year our most successful yet, we raised close to $60,000 at our Gala in October. We also received a $25,000 grant from The National Philoptochos Medical Fund, I am grateful to all the amazing ladies involved with that organization. We are funding two more 3 D Heart Projects at Boston Children’s Hospital and Montefiore Hospital as well as multiple other CHD Research Projects. We are making a difference in the CHD World because of all of you!
Happy Thanksgiving to you all,
Marie, Mike, Michael, Ryan and especially Matthew
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