Mended Little Hearts of Chicago

01/23/2026

Rock Your Scar® is a national Congenital Heart Defect (CHD) Awareness campaign, perhaps the only one in the U.S. This campaign began in 2015 to address a

02/14/2025

It's time to announce our 2025 Rock Your Scar Photo Contest winner in the 2-4 age category...

DRUM ROLL PLEASE🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

Congratulations to Trust Isa, our winner in the 2-4 age category🎉
Way to ⚡️❗

Thank you to all who have entered this category and rocked your scar this year❤️

02/11/2025

We at Mended Little Hearts recognize that the loss of a life, at any age, should be recognized and remembered. In the CHD Community, we honor and cherish our heart warriors, of all ages, who have gone too soon.

This Heart Month we invite you to join us in “A Wave of Light,” tonight, February 11th at 7pm. This is a global initiative. Everyone participating is asked to light a candle, or share a candle virtually on social media, at 7pm in YOUR time zone, and leave that candle burning for ONE hour. The wave of light will spread, hour by hour, across the globe. As one light burns out, the next will be lit. We encourage all members of the heart community to share the light in honor of a loved one lost, or to share the light in support of a family who has suffered a loss.

02/11/2025

It's time to announce our 2025 Rock Your Scar Photo Contest winner in the 13-17 age category...

DRUM ROLL PLEASE🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

Congratulations to Jaela V, our winner in the 13-17 age category🎉
Way to ⚡️❗

Thank you to all who have entered this category and rocked your scar this year❤️

02/10/2025

02/09/2025

Something to keep in mind this Superbowl Sunday…🏈

❤️‍🩹 The average Superbowl game lasts 3 hours and 44 minutes
❤️‍🩹 During tonight’s game 15 children will be born with CHD

Join us in cheering on the hero in every child born with .

02/09/2025

It's time to announce our 2025 Rock Your Scar Photo Contest winner in the 26-40 age category...

DRUM ROLL PLEASE🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

Congratulations to Leslie Cannon, our winner in the 26-40 age category🎉

Way to ⚡️❗

Thank you to all who have entered this category and rocked your scar this year❤️

02/08/2025

It's time to announce our 2025 Rock Your Scar Photo Contest winner in the 40+ age category...

DRUM ROLL PLEASE🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

Congratulations to Lauren Rudat, our winner in the 40 and over category🎉

Way to ⚡️❗

Thank you to all who have entered this category and rocked your scar this year❤️

Be sure to tune in at 8PM each night through the 14th as we announce our winners starting with the 40+ age category tonight, and ending on the 14th with our 0-1 age category winners.

02/02/2025

Congenital Heart Defects are the most common birth defect in the world❓

This join us in spreading awareness of worldwide while uplifting and strengthening the voices of all those affected by congenital heart disease❤️

01/31/2025

Tomorrow is the LAST day to enter our Rock Your Scar competition❗️

We welcome photo submissions from anyone who was born with a congenital heart defect ( ), and participants do not need to have a scar. So come on, show us how you rock your scar⚡️

Learn more and submit your photo at the link below👇
https://mendedhearts.org/connect/get-involved/rock-your-scar/