Chelsea Farmer has participated in the Akron Children’s Hospital Akron Marathon Race Series before, but this year her reason for signing up was a little more personal. “In November our daughter Nora got a little bit sick and her pediatrician discovered a heart murmur,” Chelsea said. “We took her to see a cardiologist at Akron Children’s […]
Heart condition doesn’t faze Saige
Saige Carpenter is just 4 years old but has already had 2 open-heart surgeries, with another scheduled in June. But this spunky patient of pediatric cardiologist Dr. Chandrakant Patel doesn’t let her heart defect keep her from making the most out of life. “She’s a social butterfly,” said her mother, Jobeth Carpenter. “She’s excited when […]