{"id":94,"date":"2025-12-10T18:29:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T18:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforsabrinaschangeofheart\/?p=94"},"modified":"2025-12-10T19:33:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T19:33:02","slug":"11-3-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforsabrinaschangeofheart\/2025\/12\/10\/11-3-25\/","title":{"rendered":"11\/3\/25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today marks&nbsp;<strong>100 days in the hospital.<\/strong>&nbsp;One hundred days of monitors, beeping machines, and trying to keep our heads above water, our hope over our fear. It\u2019s staggering to even write that number.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I know this update is long overdue. We\u2019ve been doing our best to settle into a routine\u2014trying to find pockets of joy for the kids and simply getting through each week. Most nights I think,&nbsp;<em>\u201cI should write an update,\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;but then I start thinking about all the medical terms I\u2019d have to explain, why I\u2019m celebrating something that seems so small, and suddenly the task feels overwhelming\u2026 and before I know it, I\u2019m asleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To put it bluntly, we\u2019re in a hellish waiting phase. We\u2019re planning for a year in the hospital, but there\u2019s reason to hope our wait may be shorter. In the past week, two hero hearts became available. Sabrina was 5th in line for the first, but the size wasn\u2019t right. For the second, she was 9th in line\u2014this one would have been a good fit, but it went to another child higher on the list. We are so happy for that little girl. The emotions that come with each&nbsp;of&nbsp;these&nbsp;notifications are impossible to describe\u2014so much hope, and so much anguish all at once. 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