Presented by LHM's Chief Executive Suzie Hutchinson on 22/3/2014 at the AGM.

1. The History Of Little Hearts
Matter

2. First Staff joined the charity in
1999
2003/4
LHM became LHM
Little Hearts Matter
1994
Left Heart Matters
started as a local
support service
Became a Registered
National charity in 19961995 Guys Hospital
started to offer the
Norwood
Surgery for HLHS started in
Birmingham in 1991
2014 Little Hearts Matter is
20 years old.

3. Open Day 1996

4. Open Day 1998

5. Why Does Little Hearts Matter Exist……………………….
Because of the isolation, fear and lack of understanding
created for families when a child is diagnosed as having half a
heart.
So Little Hearts Matter works to
Alleviate isolation by offering a listening ear and family to
family support.
Help to empower families by offering information that
helps them to understand their child’s heart condition and
the lifestyle challenges that they face.
Reduce fear by sharing experiences and offering honest
open support and information.
Work to raise awareness of what life is like when you only
have half a heart,

7. New Publications
• Travel and Trips
• PIP
• MCT diet
• Senior School
• Accessing
University
• Sex Education
• New
Preparation for
Hospital Pack

11. Thank you Oliver

12. The Little Hearts Matter team

13. • 2403 UK members
• 173 overseas members
• 673 child members under the age of 10
• 353 young adults over ten
• We work to support 261 bereaved members.
• Over 2013 we offered support to 3500 people