2014 Gift of Life Walk & Run

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This was team Zoe’s Heart’s 5th year at the GOLWR. To date, we’ve raised $945 for LifeBanc. Our team was small this year and a few registered members didn’t show up on event day so we opted to skip the team picture this year. I did take a couple of photos before and during the Legacy of Life opening ceremony.

Donations can be still be made to the team through September 30th. Please go here to donate: http://lifebanc2014golwr.kintera.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=1100513&lis=1&kntae1100513=9D9CC410E10A437BB36816CB013C2B20&team=5977230&tlteam=0

I’d like to thank our team members for their donation and participation: The kids (Gabe, Zoe & Anna), Dawn & Joe Woodings (A.K.A Nana & Grandpa Joe), Mark & Sherry Snider (A.K.A Pappa & Grandma Sherry) & Mike Tanner.

I’d also like to thank our contributors: The Strongsville Optimist Club, Lindsey Gorning, Mike Tanner, Richard Cluck, Karin Rothig, Barb Hallenburg, Matt Wooster, Amy Gomes, Justin Snider, Nicole Snider.

 

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Zoe’s Heart began the day our world changed. My daughter, Zoe, received a heart transplant at just six years old. Six. In the span of childhood milestones and bedtime stories, we learned words like “transplant,” “rejection,” “ICU,” and “donor family.” We learned what it means to wait. To hope. To live in the in-between. This blog is our way of sharing the journey — the beautiful, the terrifying, the exhausting, and the miraculous. Zoe’s Heart exists for two reasons: To keep our family and friends updated as we walk this road. And to advocate fiercely for organ donation — because someone else’s yes saved my daughter’s life. This space is raw. It’s honest. It doesn’t pretend the hard parts don’t exist. But it also refuses to ignore the hope. We believe in celebrating progress, honoring the gift of life, and speaking openly about what transplant families experience behind hospital doors. Zoe is living proof that generosity changes everything. Thank you for being here. Thank you for following her journey. And if you ever find yourself wondering whether organ donation matters — it does. It saved our girl. Welcome to Zoe’s Heart.