Our Story
Jacob was born on August 31, 2011. One day after birth, he was diagnosed with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). He had his first heart procedure at 6 days old and his second at 4 months. Before he turned 2 1/2, he had his third procedure. For the next 5 years, Jacob enjoyed being a little boy. He played outside and went on vacations with his family. He built legos...
Continue Reading »Jacob Kochowicz
Chicago, IL
Transplant Type: Heart
Transplant Status: Transplanted
Goal: $200,000.00
Raised: $21,168 of $200,000 goal
Raised by 138 contributors
Updates
American Heart Month
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February is American Heart Month – a month dedicated to heart health awareness. Last May, we celebrated Jacob’s one year Heartversary, and in August, we celebrated his 9th... Continue Reading »
Happy Birthday Jacob!
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One year ago, on August 30th, we held our first fundraiser for Jacob at the Schaumburg Boomers game. About 2 months later, we held our second fundraiser at... Continue Reading »
1 Year Anniversary
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May 13th we celebrate the one year anniversary of Jacob's heart transplant. We are eternally grateful for all the love and support we've received from friends (old &... Continue Reading »
Bourbon Benefit
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Our Benefit at Bourbon for COTA in honor of Jacob was a huge success. Thank you to everyone who came out yesterday and supported COTA in honor of... Continue Reading »
Boomers Success
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Thank you to everyone at the Schaumburg Boomers game last Friday who supported COTA in honor of Jacob. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped make it... Continue Reading »
Home at last!
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After 102 days of being in the hospital taking on the fight of his life, Jacob came home on July 16th. Thank you to everyone for all of... Continue Reading »
Jacob
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