Our Story

On September 7, 2000 at 6:25pm, Ethan Ellis joyfully arrived as a typical and healthy 7lbs 14 oz baby boy.   At 6 weeks, doctors detected a heart murmur and at his 4 month checkup, his family was advised to take him to a cardiologist within 72 hours because his heart sounded like a washing machine and his oxygen level was in the 70’s.  After tests including a heart catheterization, the...

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Updates

Pampered Chef Virtual Fundraiser

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Hi Everyone! It's been a little quiet lately while Ethan has continued recovering and getting back into the swing of things again but we are still fundraising. Right... Continue Reading »

Papa Murphy’s Special Thanks.

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We want to give a special Thanks to Hiedi and Eric the owners of 6 of the local Papa Murphy's stores. With their help and generosity the Love... Continue Reading »

Progress update!

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Look what happened over the weekend! Ethan is doing great and was discharged from the hospital. He has to stay in St Louis for a couple more weeks... Continue Reading »

Post surgery interview with News 5 OKC

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Ethan and Momma did a follow up interview with Abigail Ogle last night. http://www.koco.com/article/yukon-teenager-in-need-of-heart-transplant-gets-ultimate-christmas-gift/14508254 Continue Reading »

Post surgery News Interview with News 4 OKC at 5pm today.

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Ethan and momma will be interviewed by Lacey Lett  http://kfor.com/2017/12/26/yukon-teenager-gets-heart-transplant-four-days-before-christmas/   Continue Reading »

Post Surgery updates. Ethan has been pretty sedated since the surgery but is doing great. This guys spirit is amazing.

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Ethan gets a heart

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As of 1:00 am Ethan went into surgery to receive his new heart. The surgery has gone beautifully and it is expected to be done hours ahead of... Continue Reading »

Surgery Time! Warning some graphic images

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Our mascots for the Papa Murphy’s fundraiser

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