We are so excited about the mission of this amazing organization! Team IMPACT matches young people who live with illness and disabilities with local college sports teams, creating an ongoing, life-changing experience! Team IMPACT’s message to families… Your child is going through something most 5-to-16-year-olds aren’t. But illness, disability, ongoing treatment, or extended hospital stays […] Read more

‘Getting to the Heart of Mental Health and Wellbeing’ was hosted live on Monday, May 15th and is presented in partnership with The Heart and Mind Wellbeing Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, The Cardiac Learning and Early Development (LEAD) Program at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and The Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Program at Boston Children’s Hospital. “It […] Read more

We’re so excited to have been featured on Chicago’s The Morning Mix podcast on April 20, 2023. Amazing and hysterical hosts, Chris and Nikki, talked to camp cardiologist – Dr. Melissa Nater, Elena Westbrook – a former camper who is now a camp counselor, and Wisconsin Summer Camp Co-Director – Kelsey Sohrweide. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2wetbH2LKENZrjsdBEfQJl…Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/…/the-morning…/id338750996… Dr. […] Read more

Calling all our Odayin Readers!  The alumni group, Mortimer’s Mates, will be hosting an Odayin Book Club with the book Healing Hearts and Minds by Tracey Livecchi and Liza Morton. They have chosen to read this book because the authors are CHD patients who are also mental health professionals. The book highlights the psychological impacts of […] Read more

Camp Odayin is staffed by the most remarkable volunteer cardiologists, who spend their working days and nights caring for pediatric heart patients. THEN, they spend their vacation time volunteering at camp with those same awesome heart heroes. Are these the coolest doctors ever, or what?! On March 30th each year, National Doctors Day honors physicians for […] Read more

We’re excited to have been featured in the March issue of Congenital Cardiology Today. Check out page 14 for the article titled “Camp Is Good Medicine” which highlights why Drs. Jonathan Johnson, Andrew Schneider, and Brian Joy recommend their patients to go to Camp Odayin. CCT-MAR23-NADownload […] Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQRvayxYRRM We’re so grateful that Minnesota Live welcomed Camp Odayin’s Assistant Director, Alison Boerner to share about the importance of camp for children with heart disease. We love that they highlighted the winter fun had at our Arctic Adventure gathering for heart families, as well as volunteer Dominique Cook and camper Isaac […] Read more

Winter Camp may have been on pause again this year, but we definitely did NOT put a hold on the fun. On February 18th in Loretto, MN and February 19th in Hartland, WI we gathered with new and returning heart families for a day of outdoor excitement that combined the activities of winter front and the […] Read more

Thanks to Jessie Penfold, Chapter President for the MN Chapter of Conquering CHD for sharing a bit about her family’s journey and Conquering CHD… Back in 2011 when our unborn son was diagnosed with multiple heart defects, there were no public groups or organizations that I knew of specifically for those in the CHD community. […] Read more