Winston-Salem mom’s personal journey inspired her to write a book for children with heart syndrome

It was a shock to Amir Alexander to find out she was pregnant with identical twins. But her surprise quickly turned to concern. During an anatomy scan at 24 weeks, she found out “Twin B” likely had a heart issue. More shock “I knew something was wrong, but I just kept the faith that everything would turn out fine,” Alexander said. Alexander and her husband, Robert Young, a faculty member at the UNC School of the Arts, were referred to Brenner Children’s Hospital, where they met with…