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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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Another miracle

God is so good. We are breathing a huge sigh of relief as we share that Jake’s Cardiac Cath is complete. The team was able to successfully biopsy...

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Small step equal big progress

Jake is scheduled for a Cardiac Cath and heart biopsy this morning at 8:30 AM. Please lift him, the doctors, and the entire medical team in prayer for...

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Sitting up

Jacob was able to sit up on the side of his bed today with the help at the physical therapy.

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A Day of Trials and Miracles

Today has been a day full of trials, but even more so, it has been a day full of miracles. We are learning that on this journey, fear...

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Big Day today!

Today is a monumental day. We are preparing for Jake to head back into the operating room. We are filled with a mixture of nerves and overwhelming gratitude....

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The Road to Recovery

To say these last few days have been difficult would be an understatement. We have been through heart surgeries and recoveries before, but this is a whole new...

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post surgery day 3

Warning: there is a fully covered but intubated photo of Jacob at the end of the post. It has been a hard couple of days but Jake is...

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Jacob Smith

Peoria, IL

Transplant Type: Heart & Liver

Transplant Status: Transplanted

Goal: $75,000.00

Raised: $100,016 of $75,000 goal

Raised by 165 contributors