Evelyn continues to do really well. Every time a doctor walks in, I hold my breath expecting the worst, but every time they have nothing but good things to say about our girl.
It’s been 3 days now without seeing my baby girl smile, open her eyes, or hearing her voice. Those are the moments I miss the most right now.
After her most recent echo this morning, we can safely say we are working toward extubation, with the hope of it happening sometime tomorrow. One step closer. 
She still has a long road to recovery after this go around. Once she’s extubated, the hard work really begins again. She’ll need to be sitting up, standing, walking, using the bathroom, eating, and working toward needing no oxygen support. We know our girl is strong, and we’ll be right beside her every step of the way.
Video of Evelyn’s echocardiogram looking at her left side of the heart prior to LVAD placement. It’s barely squeezing, more or less just shaking from the right side of the heart pumping. The team was very surprised at how much energy she had knowing how terrible her echocardiograms looked.
How You Can Help
We’re getting ready for the big fundraiser garage sale for COTA for Evelyn’s Heart! Thank you to everyone who has donated items to the garage sale! If you would like to help with the sale any of the days, please reach out to Rose Thompson on Facebook.
Garage Sale Details:
June 4-6
Location: 7040 Eagle Trail, Centerville, MN
Time: Thurs. and Fri. 8am to 5pm
Sat. 8am to 12pm
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What makes our partnership with COTA so great is that they will be with Evelyn throughout her lifetime. Every dollar donated to COTA in honor of Evelyn goes to transplant-related expenses. Thank you for being here with us for Evelyn.