Our Story

Lucas was born on February 28, 2024, at 1:30 am via a planned C-section, arriving a day earlier than expected. His birth and stay at Highland Hospital were normal. A few days later, we noticed Lucas had a slight tan, but didn't think much of it. During our first wellness check, our fill-in pediatrician recommended blood work as a precaution. That evening, we received an unexpected call from the pediatrician,...

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Lucas Mandara

Honeoye Falls, NY

Transplant Type: Liver

Transplant Status: Transplanted

Goal: $75,000.00

Raised: $40,448 of $75,000 goal

Raised by 188 contributors

Updates

2025 COTA for Baby Lucas Row-A-Thon

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Living Donor Selection

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Dear Friends and Family, We wanted to provide an update on Baby Lucas and our family's journey as we approach his liver transplant. Recently, Sarah and Dan took... Continue Reading »

Evaluations and Celebrations!!!

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Last week, Dan, Sarah, and Lucas traveled to New York Presbyterian Hospital for a series of evaluations as part of Lucas’ liver transplant process. These evaluations were crucial... Continue Reading »

Baby Lucas is 1 years old!

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2/28/2025 Baby Lucas turned ONE on February 28th - his very first birthday fell on Rare Disease Day, a fitting reminder of the journey he's been on since... Continue Reading »

Lucas

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