In May of 2008, Charles' three month old daughter was diagnosed with Children's Cardiomyopathy. In August 2008, at the age of six months old she received a heart transplant.

Children's Cardiomyopathy is a chronic and sometimes progressive disease in which the heart muscle (myocardium), is abnormally enlarged, thickened and/or stiffened. The condition typically begins in the walls of the heart's lower chambers (ventricles), and in more severe cases also affects the walls of the upper chambers (atria). The actual muscle cells as well as the surrounding tissues of the heart become damaged. Eventually, the weakened heart loses the ability to pump blood effectively and heart failure or irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias or dysrhythmia) may occur.

To learn more about all forms of Cardiomyopathy, including Children's Cardiomyopathy, please visit www.childrenscardiomyopathy.org