Stronger Hearts: Part 2 - It Takes a Team

<p>How do you build a nonprofit while working 60-hour weeks and raising a baby with HLHS?</p><p><br></p><p>In Part 2, Connor Hill breaks down exactly what Stronger Hearts Foundation has accomplished in just a few months — from hitting their $20,000 goal by October to delivering 30 care packages CHOP, with expansion to Johns Hopkins already underway. We get into the real numbers, the real hours, and why a clinical coordinator at Hopkins straight up called him crazy.</p><p><br></p><p>We also talk about the teamwork it takes — both at home with his wife Kali and within the foundation — and why having patients and parents as advocates alongside medical professionals makes such a difference.</p><p><br></p><p>Connor closes with one of the most powerful answers I&#39;ve heard to &quot;What does CHD mean to you?&quot; — and it&#39;s worth sticking around for.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Learn more about Stronger Hearts Foundation: </strong><a href="http://strongerheartsfoundation.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>http://strongerheartsfoundation.com/</strong></a><strong></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Contacts:</strong> The 1% Heart — onepercentheart.com • Instagram @theCHDpodcast • Email: <a href="mailto:support@onepercentheart.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">support@onepercentheart.com</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Disclaimer &amp; Trigger Warning:</strong> Nothing in this episode constitutes medical advice. These are personal experiences, opinions, and stories. This podcast contains honest discussions of medical trauma. Listener discretion is advised.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> congenital heart defects, Stronger Hearts Foundation, HLHS, CHD nonprofit, CHOP, Johns Hopkins, parent advocacy, CHD awareness</p><p><br></p>