According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, congenital heart defects affect approximately 1 per cent or about 40,000 births per year in the United States. Survival of CHD depends on the severity, diagnosis, and treatment. It took Lyndsay and Matthew Brentlinger years to make their dreams come true of becoming parents. The couple’s wishes seem to finally turn into reality when they found out they were expecting twins. Unfortunately, the happy news was short-lived. Doctors told the Brentlingers that their son had a heart defect and would be stillborn. “It was one of the worst days of my life when we found out that we would lose our son with months still left in my pregnancy, but because of that time we were able to prepare ourselves,” Lyndsay says. “My husband and I both have a strong faith in God and through prayer, felt His love, peace, and support.”
