There are so many wonderful things happening over here at Isabel’s Impact! We are thrilled to say that our golf outing scheduled for August 4th has completely SOLD OUT and that we have filled all of our major sponsorships—special shout out to Minnwest Bank who donated a total of $28,000!
The Indiana Pacers have also been incredibly generous. Aaron Nesmith donated a signed jersey, and the entire team donated a signed basketball for auction. We are rooting for them in the NBA Finals. Yes C’ers!
Lastly and most importantly, we have added 8 new families that we are helping! This brings our total number of families to 31. We can’t thank all of you enough for making our wildest foundation dreams come true. These families are facing life’s hardest moments but they have one less thing to worry about thanks to people like you donating, caring, and spreading the word. Please find more information about them below 😊
Justin Cauthen, 17 years old: From Jamaica, New York, Justin received an emergent diagnosis of congestive heart failure in early March of this year. On March 28th he was transplanted at Cohen Children’s Medical Center. Justin’s mother passed previously, and his father, Jamel, is trying to maintain his employment while Justin recovers from transplant. We are still waiting on a picture of Justin to add to his COTA page: Home – COTA for Justin’s Heart. All of this has been overwhelming for his father who is the sole provider of this sweet family.
Alessandro Costigliola, 1 year old: Alessandro is from New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Diagnosed with Congenital Aortic Stenosis at birth, this little man has been fighting his whole life. He has undergone 4 cardiac catheterization procedures, one open heart surgery, and is now living with a Berlin Heart—same as our hero baby Isa. He is now admitted until he can receive his heart transplant. The hospital is over 2 hours from home, and travel expenses will be significant. Home – COTA for Alessandro’s Heart.
Eric Liam DeLeon, 12 years old: Eric received his life-saving heart transplant on April 13th at Dallas Children’s Hospital after a diagnosis of congenital heart disease. He remains in-patient at this time on dialysis, after facing some setbacks. The family has blogged along the process since coming on board with COTA, and you can view those blog entries and pictures of Eric here: Home – COTA for Eric Liam’s Battle.
Oliver Fox Payton, 1 month old: Ollie is a 1-month-old boy from New Port Richey, Florida. He was diagnosed with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome while his mother was at 36 weeks gestation and was listed for heart transplant soon after birth. Ollie has undergone many procedures to assist him prior to transplant and now has a VAD in placed. He is still awaiting transplant. His parents will incur copays, deductibles, in addition to travel costs, meals, and lodging as they are 130 miles from home. You can see his photo here: Our Story – COTA for Ollie Fox.Sarah Diaz, 1 month old: We learned of this sweet girl through one of Janelle’s ob/gyn colleagues when she was diganosed with dilated cardiomyopathy at the time of her ob anatomy scan. She is now listed for transplant and her parents are of limited income. She is currently admitted in Dallas, Texas. https://cota.org/cotaforsarahshope/our-story/
Sarah Diaz, 1 month old: We learned of this sweet girl through one of Janelle’s ob/gyn colleagues when she was diganosed with dilated cardiomyopathy at the time of her ob anatomy scan. She is now listed for transplant and her parents are of limited income. She is currently admitted in Dallas, Texas. https://cota.org/cotaforsarahshope/our-story/
Ryland Ionno, 2 years old: This cutie was diagnosed with hypoplasticleft heart syndrome on her 2nd day of life. She was flown from her local delivery hospital to Dell Children’s Hospital in Austin, Texas where she remained until she was 7 months old. At 7 months, Ryland went through 5 open heart surgeries and received the gift of a heart. Unfortunately, there is still a long road ahead for Ryland as additional health complications occur. These diagnoses will unfortunately require life long treatment for Ryland. https://cota.org/cotaforrylandsjourney/
Roya Snyder, 7 years old: On May 5, 2023, Roya suffered a cardiac event while coming home from kindergarten on the school bus. She was diagnosed four days later with mixed type cardiomyopathy.She was undergoing conservative management but ultimately had to be listed for heart transplant. Roya received the gift of life with a new heart on leap day 2/29/24. After several months in at Mayo then a recovery home in Rochester, she is now HOME with her family.
