Dad of an ACHA Founder

Who was a co-founder of the Adult Congenital Heart Association? Why did the founders believe it was necessary to create an organization specifically for adults with heart defects? How were the co-founders' parents involved in setting up the ACHA as a 501(c)3?

This is the first of four special episodes to be released on Sundays in Heart Month 2022. This series, Heart Dad Sunday, is hosted by Frank Jaworski -- a Heart Dad and Anna Jaworski's husband.

Tony is the father of Dr. Anthony R. Cordaro, Jr., one of the original co-founders of the Adult Congenital Heart Association or ACHA. Tony was involved from the beginning of ACHA as one of the first board members helping the organization through its initial growth phases in securing its 501(c)(3) designation and assisting in the success of its first conference. After taking a leave from an active involvement for a few years, and seeing the phenomenal growth of ACHA, Tony wanted to get back involved as a Peer Mentor for the organization. Tony says he is humbled at seeing what the organization is today with its exponential growth. Most importantly, he is deeply impressed at how many lives of individuals and families that ACHA has touched and is touching today in both subtle and dramatic ways.

Today we'll hear more about Tony's early days in raising a son with a congenital heart defect, an unexpected surprise with his daughter Angela, and some of the changes Tony has seen over the decades of raising a son with a congenital heart defect.

Links mentioned in the program:

Adult Congenital Heart Association: https://www.achaheart.org/

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