
Our Story
Greta’s Story Our sweet Greta girl has endured a lot in her short life thus far. She came early, at 28 weeks, weighing only 1 lb. 7 oz. Early on Greta had a lot of respiratory distress, during an ultrasound of her lungs, they discovered she had cardiomyopathy, also known as an enlarged heart. Doctors assured us that it was stable, but she would need to have regular cardiology check-ups...
Continue Reading »Greta Zilch
Wheaton, IL
Transplant Type: Heart
Transplant Status: Transplanted
Goal: $40,000.00
Raised: $33,498 of $40,000 goal
Raised by 150 contributors
Updates
Heart Month Drawing!
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February is Heart Month!! This has so much meaning to us after what Greta has been through. To celebrate this month and Greta receiving her perfect heart, we... Continue Reading »
Transplant Recovery!
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The Heart!!
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Greta's new perfect heart arrived with a full Sheriff's escort to Lurie Children's Hospital, on Junuary 6th 2021! The surgery could not have gone smoother, the doctors are extremely optimistic... Continue Reading »
Amazon Wish List
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Please help bring some holiday cheer to the kids in the Cardiac Care Unit! https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1SKH8N1BROHBD/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1?_encoding=UTF8&type=wishlist&viewType=list Continue Reading »
150 DAYS!!!
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This week—>the day before she got her Berlin heart. Tomorrow marks 150 days on the urgent transplant list. She’s been inpatient for over 5 months! It’s been the... Continue Reading »
There’s no place like home!
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Greta dressed as Dorothy for Halloween! Although she would have rather been trick-or-treating with her brother at home! We had fun dressing her up and waving to all... Continue Reading »
Liam’s Visit
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Yesterday was a very special day for our family! Liam was able to see Greta, for the first time in over 4 months! Greta was admitted June 8th.... Continue Reading »
Greta Strong T-shirt
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Help support Greta on her journey towards her perfect heart! Fundraising... Continue Reading »