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A good day!

What a difference a day makes! We are ecstatic over the results from yesterday's Cardiac Cath.The procedure went very well, and the doctor was able to go through...

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Purposeful Healing

Jake continues to heal, but healing doesn't just happen by accident. It is because God has provided Jake this miraculous gift and Jake is fiercely fighting to seize...

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A view from the window

We are celebrating some fantastic news: Jake’s preliminary biopsy results came back negative for rejection! This is the news we always pray for and beg to hear. It...

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Monday is complete, and we are breathing a huge sigh of relief. First, the big news: Jake successfully completed his 3-week post-transplant Cath! The preliminary pressures look exactly...

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Making Progress

Rockstar! that is the word used to describe Jake the past two days. We are praising God for all of the progress and the reports we are getting...

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The Silence is Broken

Praise God for answered prayers!!! We are absolutely overjoyed to share the wonderful news that we have been waiting weeks for: Jake’s breathing tube has been removed!The silence...

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Down to One

Yesterday was a good day. We are praising God because Jacob is officially shedding the weight of this surgery. Yesterday, the team was able to remove an additional...

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High, lows, and grace

is Day 14 post-transplant. If we have learned anything on this journey, it is that recovery is never a straight line. This weekend was filled with incredible physical...

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Moving mountains

We are so blessed we cannot even put it into words. That is the sentence that keeps repeating in our hearts today. Over the past few days, we...

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Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving from St. Louis.This year, Thanksgiving looks a little different but we are no less thankful. While our setting has changed, our hearts have never been fuller....

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Jacob Smith

Peoria, IL

Transplant Type: Heart & Liver

Transplant Status: Transplanted

Goal: $75,000.00

Raised: $83,284 of $75,000 goal

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