Our Story
On September 7, 2000 at 6:25pm, Ethan Ellis joyfully arrived as a typical and healthy 7lbs 14 oz baby boy. At 6 weeks, doctors detected a heart murmur and at his 4 month checkup, his family was advised to take him to a cardiologist within 72 hours because his heart sounded like a washing machine and his oxygen level was in the 70’s. After tests including a heart catheterization, the...
Continue Reading »Ethan Ellis
Yukon, OK
Transplant Type: Heart
Transplant Status: Transplanted
Goal: $60,000.00
Raised: $28,665 of $60,000 goal
Raised by 40 contributors
Updates
Pampered Chef Virtual Fundraiser
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Hi Everyone! It's been a little quiet lately while Ethan has continued recovering and getting back into the swing of things again but we are still fundraising. Right... Continue Reading »
Papa Murphy’s Special Thanks.
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We want to give a special Thanks to Hiedi and Eric the owners of 6 of the local Papa Murphy's stores. With their help and generosity the Love... Continue Reading »
Progress update!
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Look what happened over the weekend! Ethan is doing great and was discharged from the hospital. He has to stay in St Louis for a couple more weeks... Continue Reading »
Post surgery interview with News 5 OKC
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Ethan and Momma did a follow up interview with Abigail Ogle last night. http://www.koco.com/article/yukon-teenager-in-need-of-heart-transplant-gets-ultimate-christmas-gift/14508254 Continue Reading »
Post surgery News Interview with News 4 OKC at 5pm today.
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Ethan and momma will be interviewed by Lacey Lett http://kfor.com/2017/12/26/yukon-teenager-gets-heart-transplant-four-days-before-christmas/ Continue Reading »
Ethan gets a heart
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As of 1:00 am Ethan went into surgery to receive his new heart. The surgery has gone beautifully and it is expected to be done hours ahead of... Continue Reading »