The Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA) helps children and young adults who need a life-saving transplant by providing fundraising assistance and family support. COTA is the nation’s only fundraising organization solely dedicated to raising life-saving dollars in honor of transplant-needy children and young adults. 100% of each contribution made to COTA in honor of our patients helps meet transplant-related expenses. COTA’s services are free to our families, and gifts to COTA are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.<\/p>\n
Karina’s story:<\/strong><\/p>\n Despite facing various health challenges throughout my life, I’ve embraced each experience with a positive spirit. From my early days, I’ve learned and grown, continually finding joy in various activities. Over the years, I’ve been a part of cheerleading, celebrated my Quinceañera, spent time with horses, and indulged in my love for baking. WWE has been a consistent passion of mine, and through Make a Wish, I had the incredible opportunity to attend a WWE event in Portland and even interview Dolph Ziggler. <\/p>\n My life journey has led me to a diagnosis of Alström Syndrome, which has brought its share of difficulties, including the loss of my vision and hearing. However, I’ve adapted and persevered, receiving a Cochlear Implant for one ear and a powerful hearing aid for the other. While managing diabetes, Hypothyroidism, and other challenges, I maintain a positive outlook. I’ve remained actively engaged in life, enjoying moments like spending time with animals at SeaWorld and maintaining fulfilling friendships. I am the co-vice president of Best Buddies at Organ Mountain High School. I am also currently running for homecoming queen. <\/p>\n I come from a Spanish-speaking family and am a proud first-generation American, fluent in both languages, and deeply connected to my Mexican heritage. When you meet me, a simple “hello” or “hola” and a handshake can be the start of a new friendship. My name is a gateway to my story, one that’s shaped by resilience, happiness, and an unwavering zest for life. Though I now take 10 daily medications, down from 15, the journey ahead includes the need for liver and kidney transplants. My family has partnered with @cota_org to raise funds for the expenses.<\/p>\n And this is where your support becomes crucial—please consider contributing to COTA for Karina by clicking the GIVE button. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA) helps children and young adults who need a life-saving transplant by providing fundraising assistance and family support. COTA is the nation’s only fundraising organization solely dedicated to raising life-saving dollars in honor of transplant-needy children and young adults. 100% of each contribution made to COTA in honor of our […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":5,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforkarina\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforkarina\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforkarina\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforkarina\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforkarina\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforkarina\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforkarina\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}