Big milestone for Evelyn today, she's officially NG tube free! She was nervous leading up to having it pulled, but she was incredibly brave and handled it like...
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New Pump and Father’s Day
Friday's procedure went smoothly, and Evelyn is adjusting well to her new Berlin Heart system. One challenge is that the machine can only be unplugged for about 30...
Continue Reading »Giggles Today, Berlin Heart Pump Tomorrow
Evelyn had another good day today. All of the daily PT and movement is really paying off. We spent part of the day making Father's Day crafts, and...
Continue Reading »The Next Step- Preparation for Berlin Heart Pump
Evelyn had another really good day today. She left her room for therapy, walked around the unit, and only needed a few short breaks in her wheelchair. Watching...
Continue Reading »One Month and 1 Day Since LVAD Surgery
With everything happening over the last few days, I held off on posting an update. Today was a big day for Evelyn. First, she had her arterial line...
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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...
Continue Reading »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...
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North Branch, MN
Transplant Type: Heart
Transplant Status: Waiting for Transplant
Goal: $150,000.00
Raised: $141,540 of $150,000 goal
Raised by 225 contributors