HERSHEY, Pa. — For parents, few words are more earth-shattering than when a pediatrician says the phrase “heart defects.” (Photo courtesy American Heart Association.) What follows can seem like a lifetime of sleepless nights, surgical procedures, medications, insurance worries, and social nightmares. Many parents become so preoccupied with the mission of saving their child, they can miss a crucial truth: […]
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