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*The cost for inpatient surgery to repair congenital heart defects exceeds$2.2 billion a year. <br /> More than 50%of all children born with congenital heart defect will require at least one invasive <br /> surgery in their lifetime. <br /> • There are more than 40 different types of congenital heart defects. Little is known about the cause of <br /> most of them.There is no known prevention or cure for any of them. <br /> • In the United States, twice as many children die from congenital heart defects each year than from all <br /> forms of childhood cancer combined, yet funding for pediatric cancer research is five times higher than <br /> funding for CHD. <br /> Therefore, I am asking that you declare February 7th-14th Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week in <br /> Elk River. It would be an honor not only for my son, but all of the other families that have children with <br /> CND's and families who lost their children from CHD's. <br /> Thank you for allowing me to share my story! <br /> Natalie Barker <br />