Hello Team Jake! We’ve been home for 10 days now and everything is going pretty well. The weeks and months post transplant are important and have a lot...

A huge THANK YOU to every volunteer, team, coach, referee, sponsor, and family who made the 5v5 soccer tournament such an incredible success for COTA For Team Jake...

He did it! We are HOME! I am in awe of his strength and faith through it all. We are so very thankful for the selfless gift he...

I feel like I have a new kid today! So many good things happening. IJ line removed from his neck and disconnected from all monitors and IVs First...

Today was better overall and very busy. Still dealing with some headache and nausea, but they removed a pain med that was causing this issue, and that seems...

Today was spent in bed trying to manage pain and nausea, but not really winning at either. It is so hard to see Jake suffering. But around 7:30pm...

Today was better. Jake has dealt with quite a bit of nausea, but he has been able to eat and drink some. He got out of his bed...

Today was pretty rough. Jake has really struggled with breathing. We spent most of the day trying to figure out why and getting his oxygen levels to stabilize....

Jake’s surgery went well today. He is recovering in the PICU for the next few days as the new kidney wakes up and his care team is monitoring...

Jake is receiving a kidney! The surgery is 7/18/26 at 7am at Children's Mercy Kansas City. Check out the video below and read on for ways you can...