{"id":380,"date":"2026-05-13T16:47:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T16:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforevelynsheart\/?p=380"},"modified":"2026-05-13T16:47:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T16:47:30","slug":"this-friday-wear-your-hearts-for-evelyn-gear-for-lvad-surgery-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforevelynsheart\/2026\/05\/13\/this-friday-wear-your-hearts-for-evelyn-gear-for-lvad-surgery-day\/","title":{"rendered":"This Friday, wear your Hearts for Evelyn gear for LVAD surgery day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We are incredibly overwhelmed in the best way by all the love being shown to Evelyn for her birthday. Thank you to every single person who has sent birthday wishes, gifts, cards, prayers, messages, donations, and love her way. Seeing so many people celebrate our sweet girl means more than we could ever put into words. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/17.0\/2764_fe0f\/32.png\" alt=\"\u2764\ufe0f\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This week is a big one for Evelyn as she heads into surgery on Friday. As excited as we are to celebrate her turning 6, there\u2019s also a lot of fear and uncertainty weighing on our hearts going into another major procedure. We are asking everyone to continue praying hard for her, sending positivity her way for strength, protection, wisdom for her surgeons and care team, and for a smooth recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any Hearts for Evelyn gear, we would love for you to wear it on Friday in support of her. No matter where you are, knowing people are standing beside her and cheering her on helps carry us through these difficult days. If you don&#8217;t have a shirt yet, please order from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonfire.com\/cota-for-evelyns-heart\/\">our Bonfire site here<\/a>&#8211; all purchases benefit COTA for Evelyn&#8217;s Heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, we were even able to leave the unit for a little while with one of her nurses to enjoy some pizza together, and it felt so good to have a small moment of normalcy and smiles in the middle of all of this. Those little moments matter so much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you all for loving our girl so fiercely. 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Thank you to everyone who has donated items to the garage sale and reached out to help celebrate Evelyn&#8217;s birthday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Garage Sale Details:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>June 4-6<br>Location: 7040 Eagle Trail, Centerville, MN<br>Time: Thurs. and Fri. 8am to 5pm<br>Sat. 8am to 12pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wl.donorperfect.net\/weblink\/weblink.aspx?name=cota&amp;id=27&amp;dpgid=COTAforEvelynsHeart&amp;dpgsol=PTOL&amp;dpg_frname=Evelyn+Otto\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Donate Now<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonfire.com\/cota-for-evelyns-heart\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get your &#8220;Hearts for Evelyn&#8221; T-Shirt<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Hearts-for-Evelyn\/61567380579056\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Join our &#8220;Hearts for Evelyn&#8221; Facebook Group<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What makes our partnership with COTA so great is that they will be with Evelyn throughout her lifetime. 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