{"id":95,"date":"2025-03-03T18:32:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T18:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforbabylucas\/?p=95"},"modified":"2025-03-03T18:32:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T18:32:53","slug":"baby-lucas-is-1-years-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforbabylucas\/2025\/03\/03\/baby-lucas-is-1-years-old\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Lucas is 1 years old!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>2\/28\/2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baby Lucas turned ONE on February 28th &#8211; his very first birthday fell on Rare Disease Day, a fitting reminder of the journey he&#8217;s been on since birth.  Lucas was diagnosed with biliary atresia, a rare liver disease that affects bile ducts and can lead to serious complications.  Despite the challenges, he is doing as well as we could ever hope for, and we are beyond grateful for every smile, giggle, and snuggle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lucas is the sweetest, most fun-loving little boy, bringing joy to everyone around him.  His laughter is contagious, his spirit is strong, and his cuddles are pure magic. This week, he has a blood draw &#8211; just another step in his journey = but he continues to amaze us with his resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We love him more than words can say and are so incredibly proud of our little warrior.  Happy 1st Birthday Lucas! #BiliaryAtresia #RareDiseaseDay #LucasStrong<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Love,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dan, Sarah, Henry, and Lucas Mandara<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforbabylucas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6474\/2025\/03\/Henry-Birthday-2-28-25-2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforbabylucas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6474\/2025\/03\/Henry-Birthday-2-28-25-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforbabylucas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6474\/2025\/03\/Henry-Birthday-2-28-25-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforbabylucas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6474\/2025\/03\/Henry-Birthday-2-28-25-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforbabylucas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6474\/2025\/03\/Henry-Birthday-2-28-25-2.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"block-block_04e8e7ea26fd0fdbec7077022647734a\" class=\"block block--widget-galleries \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"post--content--title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforbabylucas\/photos\/2025-cota-for-baby-lucas-row-a-thon\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2025 COTA for Baby Lucas Row-A-Thon\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"posted-date\"><span class=\"posted-on\">Posted <span><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-06-05T14:26:43+00:00\">June 5, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-06-05T14:29:36+00:00\">June 5, 2025<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2\/28\/2025 Baby Lucas turned ONE on February 28th &#8211; his very first birthday fell on Rare Disease Day, a fitting reminder of the journey he&#8217;s been on since birth. 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