{"id":451,"date":"2026-06-24T13:39:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T13:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforevelynsheart\/?p=451"},"modified":"2026-07-06T13:41:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T13:41:57","slug":"ng-tube-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforevelynsheart\/2026\/06\/24\/ng-tube-free\/","title":{"rendered":"NG Tube Free!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Big milestone for Evelyn today, she&#8217;s officially NG tube free!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was nervous leading up to having it pulled, but she was incredibly brave and handled it like a champ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best part? The very first thing she said afterward was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Great, now I can finally pick my nose.&#8221;\u00a0\ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Never change, Evelyn. We are so proud of you and all the hard work it took to get here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforevelynsheart\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6643\/2026\/07\/731111688_3153324864859706_8212085326534837485_n-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforevelynsheart\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6643\/2026\/07\/731111688_3153324864859706_8212085326534837485_n-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforevelynsheart\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6643\/2026\/07\/731111688_3153324864859706_8212085326534837485_n-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforevelynsheart\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6643\/2026\/07\/731111688_3153324864859706_8212085326534837485_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\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><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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">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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