Our Story
Ethan was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome at 7 months gestation. We had already picked his name at this point. Ethan, in Hebrew, means “firm, enduring, strong and long-lived”. We knew from early on that he would be a strong individual and that God had big plans for him. We just did not know what that would look like. After several trips to see some amazing doctors in Dallas,...
Continue Reading »Ethan Bankston
Las Cruces, NM
Transplant Type: Heart
Transplant Status: Transplanted
Goal: $75,000.00
Raised: $48,546 of $75,000 goal
Raised by 154 contributors
Updates
Bump in the Road
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Ethan has been making slow but steady progress from transplant until now. He has gotten to ride a grown up trike through the hallways, go for walks around... Continue Reading »
Today is the Day!!
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Well, the long awaited transplant is upon us. Ethan is currently in the operating room. I received a call yesterday at 1104 from our transplant coordinator. She asks... Continue Reading »
Transplant Complete!
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Well, Ethan is out of surgery and in recovery. This was an exceptionally challenging transplant and one of the fastest surgeons were on the job. The surgery from... Continue Reading »
We continue to wait…
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Hello friends and family, I am severly lacking in the blogging capabilities but when I explain how the year has started, you'll understand. The year began with the... Continue Reading »
Update on Ethan, Happy New Year!
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Well, it's 2021 and we're praying that a donor is provided soon. The Christmas holiday has been full of family and adventure. Jeffrey and Alexa flew in on... Continue Reading »
Thoughts on donors
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Do you ever think of the families of the donors? I do... and my heart breaks for them. Yes, they are helping save a life. It sounds so... Continue Reading »
Part 2
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It made sense to us now, why we had chosen the name “Ethan Alexander" for him. You see, we picked his name a couple of months prior to... Continue Reading »
Ethan’s Story Part 1
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Jaime is going to be telling Ethan's story here from the beginning. Here is Part 1: I turned around and there was my son, joyfully, gently, and affectionately... Continue Reading »
Denver Bound
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Ethan and Jaime are gearing up to head to Denver at the end of this month. Jaime has been allowed to finish up her nursing school clinical early... Continue Reading »