Working Life: A congenital heart disease diagnosis is traumatising for the whole family

Sheila Campbell, CEO of Heart Children

Sheila Campbell, CEO of the charity Heart Children. Photograph Moya Niolan

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My four adult children have flown the nest, so my new ‘dog-child’ is Pip, a cockapoo, who needs a walk before I leave home in Greystones for Dublin’s Smithfield. The commute is a bit of a trek, but I can work from home two days a week.