Hope for Lucas
Donation protected
Today my 3.5 year old grandson Lucas the Lionheart heads over Steven’s Pass to Seattle Children’s with my daughter, Tia Walters who is 36 weeks pregnant & her husband, to undergo his 10th heart procedure. For those of you who are not familiar with Lucas’ story he was born in 2018 with a critical heart defect & by the time he was 4.5 months old he had survived through 4 open heart surgeries & 5 closed heart procedures, they were finally able to bring him home to Leavenworth right after he turned 5 months old & he has absolutely thrived ever since. Tomorrow, December 23rd, he will once again go under anesthesia while his team performs a 6th closed heart surgery, this surgery is a prerequisite to his next needed open heart surgery that will likely happen by Summer 2022. Tomorrow’s procedure will determine whether or not Lucas is a good candidate for the next open heart surgery or if he will need to be listed for a heart transplant (we do not want him to be listed for heart transplant this young) as well as this procedure should help give him a little more oxygen until the next step in his care plan whether that’s open heart surgery or transplant. Due to his severe heart defect Lucas lives between 75% & 85% oxygen level. If he is a candidate for the next open heart surgery that should greatly improve his oxygen level but we have to get through this procedure on Thursday first. I wanted to make this little GoFundMe for them to help ease a bit of the financial burden they will have right before the holidays. If everything with the procedure goes perfectly we are being told they could be coming home Christmas Eve so we are hoping & praying for that. Any donations made will be to help with gas, food, extra hotel stays & maybe even some new toys to keep Lucas occupied before surgery & in recovery. Thank you so much to anyone who has ever donated to my family in the past & anyone who has ever sent a prayer out for Lucas. We are asking for a Christmas miracle to have him home & healthy for the holidays! Merry Christmas to all!
If you do not want to use GoFundMe there is also the option of Venmo @HopeForLucas ❤️
Organizer and beneficiary
Shaylee Waters
Organizer
Leavenworth, WA
Tia Walters
Beneficiary