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Overwhelmed by the Many Blessings

https://www.waff.com/2021/04/18/couple-pledges-match-new-donations-year-old-athens-girl-recovering-heart-transplant/ This whole process has shown us how generous and amazing people in this world can be. Bella has touched many lives. She is living a mighty testimony....

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Friday, May 7, 2021

Almost 3 weeks post surgery, Bella was finally discharged from the hospital yesterday afternoon. Bella is doing well in her new environment. We are staying in medical housing...

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2 Weeks Ago Today

Two weeks ago today, David and I sat in a waiting room all by ourselves for hours, anxiously awaiting any news on Bella's progress. We have had many...

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Recovery – Week 1

Wednesday 4/21  Bella is up and moving a little bit. She's getting in some much neede connection to her sister, her friends, and her puppy. Her left lung is...

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Recovery – Day 2

8 am - Bella is up and already called her big sister to say she she missed her. It made Abby’s day. It is so hard for these...

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Recovery – Day 1

Around noon on 4/19, Bella's breathing tube was removed so she could breathe on her own!  By 4:30, she was awake and eating Ice Chips. She is still...

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We have a new heartbeat!

Do you see that green line? No more pacing lines. She is beating at a perfect speed all on her own. She looks great (great as someone who...

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We Got The Call

4/17/2021 At 6:40 pm this evening, a doctor from the Vanderbilt Transplant Team called and said they have a heart for Bella. We calmly packed our bags and...

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News Update

Monday afternoon a local news personality asked if she could interview us for Organ Donation Awareness Month. We are always happy to share our story to raise awareness....

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The Wait

Daily the wait, the uncertainty is so much. We all have to remember to just keep breathing. I just wanted to share a little clip of Bella and...

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Bella Winters

Athens, AL

Transplant Type: Heart

Transplant Status: Transplanted

Goal: $75,000.00

Raised: $70,015 of $75,000 goal

Raised by 128 contributors