Our Story
Megan Lynch is the 13-year-old daughter of Edward and Karen Lynch. On April 24th, 2020, Megan noticed a numbness in her feet and was taken to Silver Cross Hospital, where she was then transferred to Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. She presented symptoms of heart failure, with blood clots throughout her body, including a large blood clot in the left ventricle of her heart. After weeks of testing, biopsies, and...
Continue Reading »Megan Lynch
Mokena, IL
Transplant Type: Heart
Transplant Status: Transplanted
Goal: $40,000.00
Raised: $31,979 of $40,000 goal
Raised by 233 contributors
Updates
Update Oct 2020
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First we want to Thank everyone for donating to this great cause ,it will help Megan throughout her life with the cost of medications and doctor visits. Since... Continue Reading »
Megan is Back Home!
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Hi all. We are happy to share with everyone that after 70 long days Megan has returned home. Doctors determined she was doing well enough to be discharged.... Continue Reading »
Delay in Release
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Hello all, last time we updated we wrote that we were expecting Megan to transition into staying at the Ronald McDonald House within the week. Doctors were ready... Continue Reading »
Heart Biopsy/ More Updates
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Megan had a heart biopsy yesterday and the results came back great! Karen and Megan will transition to staying at the Lurie Ronald McDonald House early next week.... Continue Reading »
Another Update
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Almost a week has passed since Megan had her transplant. Currently, she is off all IV medications. Megan has been making great progress with her recovery. She will... Continue Reading »
Update
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Megan's doctors say her new heart is beating strong and everything looks good. Megan has been in a lot of pain for the past few days, but is... Continue Reading »
Surgery Delay
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Just wanted to write a brief update that Megan's surgery has not started yet and may be delayed until approximately 3 or 4pm, but is still expected to... Continue Reading »
Megan is in Surgery!
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Megan has just been taken for her surgery. Continue to keep her in your thoughts! We will update you all as soon as she is out. Continue Reading »
Megan is out of Surgery.
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Megan is out of her heart-transplant surgery! It went well and she is now resting. We will update more to come tomorrow. Continue Reading »