http://www.momsclubofbirminghamsouth.com MOMS Club Of Birmingham South Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:11:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Katherine was born January 15th, 2008 to proud parents, Amanda and Landon, and big sister Emily.  She was small at 5 lbs 7 oz., but appeared to be a normal, healthy baby.  During her post labor evaluation, Katherine had trouble breathing, so the doctors took her to the NICU where ... http://www.momsclubofbirminghamsouth.com/katherine-storys/katherines-stories/ Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is a congenital (present at birth) syndrome that involves a combination of several abnormalities of the heart and great blood vessels. In the normal heart, oxygen-poor (blue) blood returns to the right atrium from the body, travels to the right ventricle, and then is pumped through ... http://www.momsclubofbirminghamsouth.com/katherine-storys/hypoplastic-left-heart-syndrome-hlhs/ Here are some more pictures of Katherine and her family.  [slideshow=1,450,300] [gallery=1] http://www.momsclubofbirminghamsouth.com/photo-galleries/katherines-photo-gallery/ We  created the cookbook, "Recipe's from the Heart" to help raise money for the Katherine L. Fund.   Katherine was born with a heart defect (HLHS) that requires three open heart surgeries, and comes with a variety of other medical issues.  All profits raised from the sale of this cookbook went to the ... http://www.momsclubofbirminghamsouth.com/service-projects/cook-book/ This MOMS Club has participated in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Birmingham, Al.,  in 2007, 2008, and now again in 2009.  The Komen for the Cure foundation was started in 1982 by Nancy Brinker to honor her sister, Susan G. Komen, who died from breast cancer at the ... http://www.momsclubofbirminghamsouth.com/service-projects/susan-g-komen-breast-cancer-walk/ On April 28, 2007 we did an Alex's Lemonade Stand Fundraiser to benifit childhood cancer research.  Alex's Lemonade Stand was founded in 2000 by a 4 year old cancer patient named Alexandra "Alex" S.  She decided to hold a lemonade stand in her front yard to help "her doctors" find ... http://www.momsclubofbirminghamsouth.com/service-projects/alexs-lemonade-stand/