After Adriel's heart transplant on April 15th, 2024, he had eventually been brought back to his room with Riley's hospital staff working to wean him off sedation and...
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A Typical Day In The Life Of Mom & Dad’s Schedule – (2023 – 2024)
Mom's daily schedule usually looks like this: She wakes up at 6 am, gets Adriel's sister Natalie ready for school and drives her to school. She has to...
Continue Reading »Got The Call for a Heart <3 at Midnight! April 15, 2024
What a joyful but scary day! Mom had announced that she got the call at midnight, the doner team accepted a heart, and they had Adriel in the...
Continue Reading »A Few Bumps In The Road For February & March 2024 – Sent Adriel To The CVICU at Riley – Officially Almost a Year Being At Riley Children’s Hospital
In February, Adriel had a rough time as he got Rhino Virus, and he has had to have extra help breathing with high flow oxygen. He was sent...
Continue Reading »Some Photos & Fun With Adriel Participating In His Physical, Occupational, Recreational, Speech, and Music therapy! – Summer 2023 – Fall 2023
Adriel Getting a Berlin Heart & Him Naming It “JJ” For Fun! – June 19, 2023
"There’s a lot of unknowns and what ifs, but as one learns about how a heart transplant works, it gives one a peace of mind, especially if you...
Continue Reading »Good News!!! Adriel Got An Official Shot & Opportunity to Be Placed On The Transplant List – July 18, 2023
On July 18, 2023 Adriel went in for another Cath to show how his heart pressures have changed since the Berlin, and those pressures had come down! The...
Continue Reading »Symptoms Progressing and Finding Out Adriel Needs A Heart Transplant – June 2, 2023
On May 1, 2023 mom saw that he was retaining fluid again and his face was puffy. She called Dr. Parent, and the doctor had mom increase his...
Continue Reading »Adriel Began Getting Sick and Showing Signs and Symptoms of Heart Failure – April 18, 2023
In April 2023, Adriel started getting “sick” where he was retaining fluids and was puffy in the face and coughing. These were also symptoms he had when he...
Continue Reading »Adriel’s 2nd Birthday Bash – But Also, Signs There Was More Underlying With Adriel’s Recovery – January 4, 2023
Adriel turned 2 on January 4th, 2023, so mom and dad did a small celebration with him at home with cake, because he loves cake and cupcakes! He...
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Indianapolis, IN
Transplant Type: Heart
Transplant Status: Transplanted
Goal: $40,000.00
Raised: $21,380 of $40,000 goal
Raised by 59 contributors