No big updates, but sometimes the biggest victories don't come from test results, scans, or medications. To say I'm proud is an understatement. Today, Evelyn started walking. After...
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Sometimes all we can do is hold them close…
This week has been relatively uneventful, which is something we're very thankful for. Evelyn's team continues to slowly wean her medications while working to find the right balance between...
Continue Reading »Today was another big day for Evelyn!
She worked with physical and occupational therapy and was able to sit on the edge of the bed for 10 minutes with support. She also stood up with...
Continue Reading »What a beautiful thing to see.
Evelyn keeps getting better and stronger every day. This evening she wanted to turn on her karaoke machine, and she danced her little booty off right in her...
Continue Reading »Today was the good day we needed
After 20 long days, Evelyn finally had her breathing tube removed today. Tears of joy flowed as we watched her reach this huge milestone. She still has a...
Continue Reading »A hug, a little attitude, and a lot of hope
A few new updates on Evelyn. Yesterday, Evelyn developed another GI bleed and passed a significant amount of blood. It's caused her quite a bit of pain, and...
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The last couple of days, the team and Evelyn have been working hard to remove excess fluid from Evelyn's lungs and give the swelling and inflammation time to...
Continue Reading »We need all the strength we can get
The last 24 hours with Evelyn have been incredibly heavy and scary. Last night the team discovered there was a kink/narrowing issue involving her breathing tube and airway...
Continue Reading »Keep praying for our girl
They tried to extubate her on Sunday. After Evelyn was extubated, she was unfortunately too weak to maintain her breathing on her own. CPAP and BiPAP were not...
Continue Reading »Today we got a piece of our girl back
Earlier in the day, Evelyn was about to get her tube out. The team had been slowly weaning support and watching to see how she tolerated everything through...
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North Branch, MN
Transplant Type: Heart
Transplant Status: Waiting for Transplant
Goal: $150,000.00
Raised: $136,943 of $150,000 goal
Raised by 186 contributors