Our Story
Ewan is the 10-month-old son of Bill and Megan Ormerod. His life began full of love and promise. However, everything changed unexpectedly just 13 days after he was born. After an unusually sleepy day Ewan became very fussy at bedtime, his body temperature dropped dangerously low and his skin started to turn blue. He was rushed to the nearby emergency room which was unable to help him and from there...
Continue Reading »Ewan Ormerod
Farmington Hills, MI
Transplant Type: Heart
Transplant Status: Transplanted
Goal: $100,000.00
Raised: $68,782 of $100,000 goal
Raised by 523 contributors
Updates
Update 12/30/20
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In October of 2019, Ewan entered Children’s Hospital in Detroit to begin his journey in search of a life saving heart transplant. On June 15, 2020 he was... Continue Reading »
12/30/20 photo update
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Latest Photos
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Ewan comes home!
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Update 7/27/20 In early July, after 9 months in the hospital, and a mere 23 days after receiving his new heart, Ewan was able to return home. . ... Continue Reading »
Ewan Update July 2020
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Ewan is making remarkable progress, a short 3 weeks after receiving his new heart. His feeding tube is out, and he’s feeding himself. He’s also having physical therapy... Continue Reading »
06/24/20: Farmington Press Article
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Below is a link to an article that will appear in this Friday’s edition of the Farmington Press in Ewan’s hometown of Farmington Hills, MI. The link will... Continue Reading »
Ewan Continues to Make Good Progress
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Ewan is doing well and his doctors are very pleased with his progress so far. Most of the tubes and lines have been removed, but he still has... Continue Reading »
Ewan Has His New Heart!
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Ewan Has His New Heart! In the early morning hours of Saturday June 13th, Ewan was prepared for surgery to receive his new donor heart. The transplant was... Continue Reading »
Heart Found for Ewan!
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Ewan’s family prayers have been answered. On June 12, a compatible heart was found for Ewan. Surgery will be either tonight or tomorrow. Updates will be provided when... Continue Reading »