{"id":392,"date":"2026-05-18T15:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T15:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforevelynsheart\/?p=392"},"modified":"2026-05-21T13:50:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:50:02","slug":"waiting-for-evelyn-to-wake-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforevelynsheart\/2026\/05\/18\/waiting-for-evelyn-to-wake-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Waiting for Evelyn to Wake Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After her most recent echo this morning, we can safely say we are working toward extubation, with the hope of it happening sometime tomorrow. 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The team was very surprised at how much energy she had knowing how terrible her echocardiograms looked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-you-can-help\">How You Can Help<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re getting ready for the&nbsp;big fundraiser garage sale for&nbsp;COTA for&nbsp;Evelyn&#8217;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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/1ECk37Xu7M\/\">Rose Thompson<\/a> on Facebook.<\/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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