Thank you for taking a moment to visit my fundraising page.

My commitment to making a difference has led me to participate in the annual San Francisco/Sacramento Congenital Heart Walk, an event that carries immense significance for me.

In 2019, our son Milo was born with a single-ventricle heart defect, "half-a-heart." Milo had two open heart surgeries in the first year of his life - the Norwood and the Glenn. In 2024 he had a third heart surgery - the Fontan. The Fontan brought his oxygen saturation from the 70s into the mid-90s. Over the last year he has started Kindergarten, is learning to read and has grown a lot!

The Fontan completed the surgical pathway currently available to hearts like Milo's. Although these surgeries have saved and greatly improved his life, they are not a cure. The Fontan circulation has negative side effects down the road including Fontan Associated Liver Disease and heart failure. Eventually, people living with single-ventricle heart disease will need heart transplantation.

We are Team Wonderheart because every day we experience so much wonder at Milo's life and the lives of those fighting alongside him. And, we wonder what the future will hold, both for Milo, for his heart friends, and for the future of CHD research and advancements. We have hope that with funded CHD research, new treatment options will be available to Milo when he needs them.

This Heart Walk is all about supporting The Children's Heart Foundation and their crucial mission - advancing the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of congenital heart defects through groundbreaking research.

I warmly invite you to become a part of this mission by supporting Team Wonderheart as we walk for research. Together, we can raise the funds essential to drive forward life-saving research. 

Thank you for your generosity, and for standing beside me in this mission. Your support means the world.