We are collecting items for an upcoming fundraising garage sale to support the COTA for Evelyn’s Heart campaign. All proceeds will go to COTA in her honor to...
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We Did It! Over $100,000 Raised for Evelyn’s Heart
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We are overwhelmed, in the very best way. When we first set a goal of $100,000 for COTA to help cover the transplant-related expenses for our sweet Evelyn,...
Continue Reading »Goal Amended
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The fundraising goal has recently been updated per a conversation between Evelyn’s family and Rick Lofgren, COTA President & CEO. This letter below from Rick explains the recent change: Greetings...
Continue Reading »The Rhythm of Evelyn: A Poem
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She is five years old. She knows hospital hallwayslike other kids know their neighborhoods. PICU 3rd floor Down the hall, to the rightPlay room Down the elevator to the...
Continue Reading »Freedom… Sort Of
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After 11 days of isolation after testing positive for RSV, Evelyn finally tested negative and had her restrictions lifted. Keeping a 5-year-old in a hospital room that long...
Continue Reading »Thank You, ABC-6 KAAL TV for featuring the COTA for Evelyn’s Heart campaign!
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https://youtu.be/u-mtFJQPaRE?si=R-kS1pI4q6Vro3Q- In case you missed it, one of our amazing family friends and outreach coordinator, Alyssa, and I had the opportunity to interview on the local news (ABC-6...
Continue Reading »Another Day, Another Test…
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The last couple of days have been busy for Evelyn at her new (temporary) home at the Mayo Clinic. She had a pacemaker interrogation, which essentially looked the...
Continue Reading »Tests, Tests, and More Tests
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Today was another big day of tests for our girl — including her echo and some new lab results. Her echo showed that her heart is still working...
Continue Reading »Transfer Day! Get Ready Mayo- here comes Evelyn!
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Thursday was transfer day. We officially made the move to Mayo Clinic. It was bittersweet saying goodbye to some of Evelyn’s favorite nurses and of course, “The Dude,”...
Continue Reading »Almost Moving Day
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Today was a busy day. We’re all packed up except for the essentials, stuffies, blankies, and snacks. We were given the final okay from Mayo to transfer from...
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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
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