{"id":256,"date":"2026-08-17T00:42:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T00:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforsabrinaschangeofheart\/?p=256"},"modified":"2026-08-17T00:45:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T00:45:44","slug":"8-13-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforsabrinaschangeofheart\/2026\/08\/17\/8-13-26\/","title":{"rendered":"8\/13\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One year ago today, Sabrina was approved for the heart transplant list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A whole year of waiting for something we desperately want her to never need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s the strange reality we live in\u2014hoping the call comes if she needs it, while hoping with everything we have that her own heart keeps fighting and the call never has to come at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ve spent this year learning how to live in the light while knowing the darkness is always close. To laugh loudly, celebrate every little thing, and let ourselves hope even when hope feels terrifying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">365 days of waiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">365 days of choosing the light. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc9c\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t35\/2\/16\/1f49c.png\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforsabrinaschangeofheart\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6656\/2026\/08\/lighthouse-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforsabrinaschangeofheart\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6656\/2026\/08\/lighthouse-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforsabrinaschangeofheart\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6656\/2026\/08\/lighthouse-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforsabrinaschangeofheart\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6656\/2026\/08\/lighthouse-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforsabrinaschangeofheart\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6656\/2026\/08\/lighthouse.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One year ago today, Sabrina was approved for the heart transplant list. 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