We're truly grateful for your visit to our team page, BRAVE HEARTS FOR JULIUS JEAN!
Our team is walking with purpose this year—Honoring our son, Julius Jean Real. As many of you already know, Julius Jean was born on June 26th 2025 weighing 8lbs, 4oz. He was born with a heart condition called Tetralogy of fallot, Atrioventricular Septal Defect (AVSD) and Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD). We had hoped Julius would be able to have heart repair surgery once he was born but even with the best team of doctors and all the mediciation, his oxygen level would not pass 55. We had to kiss our beautiful boy goodbye on June 27th, just one day after he was born. Julius was very special to us. He was also our Trisomy 21 warrior. Downright Perfect to us. JJ fought his hardest to stay with us but he was Too Perfect for this Earth.
Rest In Paradise our precious angel.
Julius Jean Real
06/26/2025 - 06/27/2025
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This year, celebrates 30 incredible years of The Children's Heart Foundation funding research that saves lives! Every 15 minutes in the United States, a baby is born with a congenital heart defect, making CHDs the most common birth defect in our country. For three decades, CHF has been the driving force behind the treatments and surgical advances that have transformed survival rates and given countless children with CHD the chance to thrive.
The Congenital Heart Walk is dedicated to making this impact continue. Our mission is clear—we aim to raise funds to support The Children's Heart Foundation's quest to advance the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of CHDs by funding groundbreaking research that improves outcomes, reduces complications, and helps Heart Warriors live longer, healthier lives.
We invite you to join our team in honoring this legacy. By supporting our team or walking with us, you're contributing to research that can save and enhance the lives of infants born with CHDs, as well as children and adults living with these conditions. Together, we're part of a 30-year story of hope—and we're writing the next chapter. Your support makes a significant impact, and for that, we want to say a heartfelt thank you.
Will you join us in making a real difference? Please consider supporting our team or walking with us. Every step we take together celebrates how far we've come and funds the miracles still ahead.