Our Story
This was not how our family wanted to start the new year. Especially on the day I turned 4 months. On January 7, I celebrated being four months old in the emergency room at John Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St Petersburg, FL, with very high bilirubin levels, causing my skin to turn yellow, and also the whites of my eyes. Everything is a blur from then on; I got...
Continue Reading »Michael Angelo
St Petersburg, FL
Transplant Type: Liver
Transplant Status: Transplanted
Goal: $75,000.00
Raised: $34,540 of $75,000 goal
Raised by 111 contributors
Updates
Mermaid, Brooke Bennett, headed to Key West…
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Post Transplant recovery is full of ups and downs. But through it all we continue to be grateful for all the love and support we have been given... Continue Reading »
1 More Week…Mermaid Swims for Michael
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Michael’s mermaid mama, Brooke Bennett, had an amazing swim this morning! Lucky’s Inaugural Golden Mile in Orlando. And the one week countdown to her swim in the Keys... Continue Reading »
Taking Care of Michael
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Before having kids I always used to think that nothing I “own” is really mine. It’s God’s. So even more so now that I have kids, that, I... Continue Reading »
A Week out of the Hospital
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It’s been a week since Michael was discharged from the hospital and while we enjoyed having the family back together under one roof, it was short and sweet.... Continue Reading »
First day out of the Hospital!!!
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Jan 7 - turned 4 months old and checked in the ER for the first time Jan 14 - diagnosed with rare liver disease, Biliary Atresia, airlifted to... Continue Reading »
Happy Easter!
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Happy Easter! #HeIsRisen I know it’s been a minute since a Michael update! On his 7 month “birthday” post, I mentioned the complications he’s had post transplant. His post... Continue Reading »
“Necessary Suffering”
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Do you believe in “necessary suffering?”#HolyThursdayReflectionIf you have followed our story this far, then you know what we’ve been through and what we are going through. Our son had... Continue Reading »
Post Transplant
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7 on 7
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This sweet precious boy is 7 months today! Let me tell you about this boy of ours....While he may be behind on the “normal” 7 month milestones, this... Continue Reading »