Courage Classic 2023!
It's Courage Classic time again, and this year I'm riding to honor the memory of Lylah, a beautiful and precious Cardiac Warrior angel of our Heart Institute. In her short life, she became forever imprinted in the hearts of all who had the blessing of caring for her, mine included. Please, hold her family close in your loving thoughts. Her mama wants us to remember her sunshine as the strongest warrior and to know that she was blessed to call Lylah her daughter.
25% of babies born with critical congenital heart defects do not yet live to see their 1st birthday. This is one reason continued funding for our Heart Institute remains so vitally important to support ongoing research, medical advancements, and continued specialized treatments.
As always, I'll also ride with gratitude for the amazing cardiac specialists and compassionate Heart Institute nurses who took such good care of my daughter, Whitney, and our whole family during a harrowing few years when she developed viral myocarditis (from H1N1) and serious complications (including a heart rhythm disorder- incessant ectopic atrial tachycardia).
Please consider supporting my ride to join our critical fundraising efforts this year. Your donation is tax deductible and will directly help to provide lifesaving care for children at the region's only nonprofit pediatric hospital. And, thanks for sending positive thoughts and prayers our way on July 15-16 for safe and meaningful rides!
Thank you,
Kari