I ride to give hope to Children’s Hospital Colorado patients like Luka.
Luka was diagnosed with Complete Heart Block before birth and had his first pacemaker placed at 9 years old. During his annual check up in August 2022, doctors discovered that Luka had developed pacemaker-induced heart failure. A second pacemaker surgery was completed in hopes to correct the concerns, but unfortunately Luka suffered an out of hospital cardiac arrest in March 2023. With the help of many doctors, nurses, and therapists, Luka was able to rehab and gain his strength back to be transplant ready. He just received the gift of a new heart June 12th! Luka is healing and gaining strength everyday with big thanks to his Cardiac Team at Children’s!
The Courage Classic is an opportunity to support positive outcomes and healthier futures for kids like Luka!