A Message to Jimmy Kimmel and His Family

By now we’re sure you’ve seen the news about Jimmy Kimmel’s son, who was born on April 21 with a congenital heart defect. The message we shared below on Facebook to Jimmy and his family is from ACHA’s Senior Education Manager Paula Miller.

“Thank you for sharing your heart, soul, and beautiful ‘mini me’ son, Billy, with us on Jimmy Kimmel Live. We know this is an emotional time for you, your wife and family, but want you to know that the Adult Congenital Heart Association looks forward to you joining us as a congenital heart disease advocate as we raise awareness about the #1 birth defect, which gets little attention nationally. I was born with Tetralogy of Fallot without pulmonary atresia and am living a productive life, personally and professionally. As an adult with CHD, I am maintaining care with quality adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) medical providers. In addition, I am using my education as a master’s-prepared RN to serve the ACHD community as Senior Education Manager at the Adult Congenital Heart Association, where our mission is to improve and extend the lives of the millions born with heart defects through education, advocacy and promoting research. Jimmy, we wish you and your family well and are here for you all as you continue this lifelong journey with Billy.”

Paula Miller

Paula Miller, Senior Education Manager, has been involved with ACHA since 2000. She first served as a conference volunteer and later was appointed to the Board of Directors, a position she held for six years. She was Vice Chair of the Board from 2005-2007. Paula received a B.S. in Nursing from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in 1973 and an M.S. in Nursing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1977. In her career, she has worked as a pediatric nurse practitioner, a medical legal consultant, a nursing professor and a clinical research coordinator. As an adult with Tetralogy of Fallot, working with ACHD patients and families is her passion. She serves on the Life Long Care Sub-Committee of the Congenital Heart Public Health Consortium (CHPHC).

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