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What is it like to be a physician assistant working in the NICU and then having your firstborn son admitted to the same NICU? Meagan Sheakoski talks to Anna about her experience with Anna after giving birth to a son who had an unknown birth defect. It wasn't until after her son was born that a problem presented itself. Meagan shares what it was like to go from being the expert in the NICU to being the mother of a premature son wondering what was going to happen next.

In this episode of "Heart to Heart with Anna," Meagan Sheakoski, P.A., and Anna Jaworski talk about Meagan's life choices -- her decision to become a physician assistant, her pregnancy with her son, and her decision to use her experience as a Heart Mom to help other families in the NICU. You won't want to miss this heartwarming interview with 2 Heart Moms.

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Jeffrey Romine is a CHD survivor, nurse, and patient advocate. Thirty years ago he was born with dextro-transposition of the great arteries,d-TGA, and was the first patient in his hometown of Wichita, Kansas to receive the arterial switch operation (ASO). Afterward, he had two more surgeries during childhood to repair pulmonary stenosis. He is a licensed practical nurse and is currently studying to become a registered nurse. Until recently, he was a patient care technician and cardiac monitor technician at his local hospital.

Jeffrey lives in Wichita with his wife Ashley and two heart-healthy children: Mason and Amelia. In this episode of "Heart to Heart with Anna," Jeffrey talks about why he is becoming a registered nurse, how he feels about the quality of life a person with d-TGA should have, some modifications that may need to be made, and what the future holds for him and his family.

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