Our Story
As far as we know Ceara’s story begins back in December 2019. She had back to back pneumonia and never seemingly recovered. Always been the one to take on a challenge she fought through her symptoms of fatigue and breathing issues. For over a year and a half she fought, removing her self from activities such as working in our local pizza shop, dance classes, and hiking. School even became...
Continue Reading »Ceara Carmack
Old Fort, NC
Transplant Type: Heart
Transplant Status: Transplanted
Goal: $85,000.00
Raised: $6,900 of $85,000 goal
Raised by 17 contributors
Updates
Not so Smooth Sailing
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For a week or two shy of the 18 month mark post transplant everything went pretty well. There was a period of time of dealing with medication side effects,... Continue Reading »
Trying to be Patient
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Happy November! Here we are starting another month in the hospital. Super frustrating! I'll start with the less good news and end with the happy stuff. Pulling that... Continue Reading »
Happiness All Around And Other Good News
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Good Morning! I can’t think of a word that would be fitting to use for how we feel. Thankful, grateful, appreciative. They all just seem so lacking. We... Continue Reading »
Moving Right Along!
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It’s been a few days since my last post. We’ve moved back up on the 8th floor (Our home away from home of a month). There’s been a... Continue Reading »
Healing is Not Linear
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I’ve quoted that to myself several times today. Today was hard. It got a lot better then got hard again. This morning she was pitiful. The worst and... Continue Reading »
Mercies Are New Every Morning
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I've got a feeling we are off to a much better day today! She rested the best last night since transplant. They've taken the Nitric and Oxygen canula... Continue Reading »
Progress and Blessings Abound
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Good things still happening amid the exhaustion! What a high we were all on on my last post. So many emotions and feelings. It’s so hard to describe.... Continue Reading »
A ReBirthday!
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We’ve been in here for a couple of hours. I can’t stop marveling over the beauty of seeing this new heart beating in her chest. Her color is... Continue Reading »
TODAY WE GOT THE CALL!!!
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Sorry I’ve not updated. It’s been pretty boring. Until today!! This morning we got THE call. There’s a match. A great one! So I’ll try my best to... Continue Reading »