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Published: August 01, 2023

Back to school hits different for Bixby elementary student with special heart

Seven-year-old with pacemaker will share experiences with others through American Heart Association’s Kids Heart Challenge™ program
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JP Tedesco 3 CHD survivor

JP Tedesco of Bixby, Okla., was born with a heart mumur. A doctor in Boston eventually diagnosed JP with transposition of the great arteries (TGA), a serious, rare heart problem in which the two main arteries leaving the heart are reversed.

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JP Tedesco 3 CHD survivor

JP Tedesco of Bixby, Okla., was born with a heart mumur. A doctor in Boston eventually diagnosed JP with transposition of the great arteries (TGA), a serious, rare heart problem in which the two main arteries leaving the heart are reversed.

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7-year-old JP Tedesco of Bixby, Okla., was born with a CHD. He got a new battery for his pacemaker over summer break 2023.

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7-year-old JP Tedesco of Bixby, Okla., was born with a CHD. He got a new battery for his pacemaker over summer break 2023.

Copyright BreAnn Tedesco


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JP Tedesco in hospital_1

CHD survivor JP Tedesco received a pacemaker in 2020. This summer, he and his mom went back to Boston so doctors could replace the battery in his pacemaker.

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JP Tedesco in hospital_1

CHD survivor JP Tedesco received a pacemaker in 2020. This summer, he and his mom went back to Boston so doctors could replace the battery in his pacemaker.

Copyright BreAnn Tedesco


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CHD survivor JP Tedesco of Bixby, Okla.

JP Tedesco of Bixby, Okla., raised $3,000 in the 2022-23 school year, his first year to participate in Kids Heart Challenge.

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CHD survivor JP Tedesco of Bixby, Okla.

CHD survivor JP Tedesco of Bixby, Okla.

JP Tedesco of Bixby, Okla., raised $3,000 in the 2022-23 school year, his first year to participate in Kids Heart Challenge.

Copyright BreAnn Tedesco


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