Lauren shares her story and her perspective as an adult who has lived with congenital heart disease her entire life. Lauren talks about:

How after she was born she was first diagnosed with congenital heart disease. Lauren talks about her first surgery.

How growing up with congenital heart disease affected her in school, activities and sports, and siblings.

How Mended Little Hearts impacted her.

Lauren shares her thoughts and memories on preparing for her heart surgeries. Lauren talks about her experience after her heart surgery and what she remembers the most.

Plus she shares information about her heart health today and what some of her limitations are.

Lauren also talks about how her parents prepared her to care for herself as she grew older and became an adult.

How the technology and the heart procedures have changed in her lifetime.