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Senator Dick Durban's Daughter Passes Away

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Senator Dick Durban's eldest daughter, Christine Ann Durbin, passed away on November 1, 2008 at age 40 due to complications from a congenital heart condition.   Durban's communications director released a statement saying, ""Chris was a remarkable woman who was deeply committed to her family a...
  1. Christine Durbin's heart condition
    michelle
    Wednesday, November 05, 2008 at 01:31 PM

    Hello,

     

    Do you know if any information has been released on the type of congenital heart defect Christine Durbin suffered from?  As a mother of a daughter with a congenital heart defect, I cannot help but wonder.

     

    Thank you,

     

    Michelle

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    re: Christine Durbin's heart condition
    Laura
    Wednesday, November 05, 2008 at 05:49 PM

    Hi Michelle,

     

    No specific information has been released on Christine's condition. From what I can gather the family is very private and wants to share minimal details publicly.

     

    In an email communication with Dr. Davis, he hypothesized - based on her young age - that the condition most likely had someting to do with a repaired Tetalogy or Fallot, or a transposition of the great vessels.  Again, no specifics are known and this is merely an educated guess.

     

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    re: re: Christine Durbin's heart condition
    michelle
    Wednesday, November 05, 2008 at 09:29 PM

    Thank you for your response.  My daughter has a repaired partial AV canal.  Because it's considered rare in terms of congenital heart defects, I have not come across adults who are living with this condition - although I know that they are out there!

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    Anonymous
    Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 05:36 PM

    Hi Michelle---You read my mind, which is how I came to this site--my daughter has a CHD as well, repaired pulmonary atresia w/VSD. The news about Sen. Durbin's daughter hit very close to home, so sad.

    Jill

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    Sue
    Sunday, November 09, 2008 at 04:24 PM

    Thanks Laura for bringing this news to our community's attention.  It must be an awful time for her family.  Maybe sharing some of the information will help others who struggle with this or similar conditions.

     

    Here are some related stories are readers may be interested in reviewing:

     

    Congenital heart disease may go unrecognized

    Amniotic Stem Cells Offer Hope Against Congenital Heart Defects

    People With Congenital Heart Disease Living Longer

     

    Hope this helps and all the best, sue

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