Cassie's Journey

Cassie had yet another stable night and she was able to function without ECMO since 11 AM EST yesterday. She went into the OR today at 2 PM where the vascular and plastic surgery team re-evaluated her left leg. The Vascular team was pleased to report that her thigh muscles have remained completely intact. The […]

Cassie had another good night where she remained stable the entire time. She continues to have a good pulse in all four extremities as she remained on VV ECMO. She will go into the OR tomorrow at 2 PM to clean out the remaining injuries in her left leg from the Fasciotomy and replace the […]

Cassie continued to remain stable throughout the night and was brought into the OR early this morning to reduce her dependence on ECMO. Cassie officially moved off VA ECMO (which supports the heart and the lungs) to VV ECMO (which will only be supporting her lungs as they continue to reduce the fluid built up […]

Happy Easter Sunday! Today is one day of many to appreciate sacrifice and believe that God’s message will become known with patience and perseverance. Thank you to Pastor Dan Metzger for the lovely message this morning at St. Mark’s Methodist Church and for the outpouring support and prayers we continue to receive for Cassie. Cassie […]

Cassie continued to be stable for another night. She remains on the ECMO machine to support both her heart and lungs after the transplant. This morning at 8:30 AM she re-entered the OR to review the healing progress on her left leg that suffered compartment syndrome. The vascular doctors were pleased with the amount of […]

Hello everyone, We wanted to share an update on our beloved Cassie as she continues her fight at the Ohio State University – Ross Heart Hospital ICU. As many of you know, this journey began unexpectedly one week ago today. On Friday, April 11th, Cassie underwent scheduled elective open-heart surgery to repair a bicuspid aortic […]