Our Story
From the moment we chose his name, we knew it carried strength. I imagined him as a lawyer confidently walking into a courtroom or doing something just as bold and powerful. At just 11 months old, Alessandro has already proven he is every bit that strong. He wakes up every day with a smile and a giggle, reminding us what resilience truly looks like. From his very first breath, he...
Continue Reading »Alessandro (Cosita) Gomez
Oceanside, CA
Transplant Type: Heart
Transplant Status: Waiting for Transplant
Goal: $70,000.00
Raised: $30,114 of $70,000 goal
Raised by 195 contributors
Updates
December 9th 2025
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We are still waiting for the “perfect donor” heart at UCLA. Alessandro has been doing great with feeds and he was taken off of the Lipids and TPN... Continue Reading »
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UCLA update.
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Since our last blog we have had a lot of things change in the positive direction as we wait for Alessandro’s heart transplant. In the month of September... Continue Reading »
Back to UCLA
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On the morning of 8/26/25 Alessandro had been placed on the ECMO machine. This would be a day that Angie and I will never want to go through... Continue Reading »
End of CHOC Stay
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So back on July 10th 2025, Alessandro was moved from UCLA Children’s Hospital to Children’s Hospital of Orange County(CHOC). He had his second Helicopter ride, Angie got the... Continue Reading »
Hospital Journey
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August 1st 2025
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It has been 47 days since Alessandro journey started back at San Marcos after hours pediatric Kaiser. Since then we have been to 5 different hospitals( Kaiser San... Continue Reading »
Cosita
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