Support Gabby's Fight Against Heart Failure

I am the cousin of the mom whose little girl (14 months old) is going through this rough spot of her life. Her mom is a very strong and wonderful individual who takes care of everybody and everything that comes across her path.

A message from her mom is a strong one below.

"On the evening of Thursday, March 27, Gabby was taken to Lodi Memorial ER for rapid breathing, not wanting to eat, barely drinking water, juice, or even milk, and lack of energy. They did lab work and took an X-ray. All her labs came back normal, but her X-ray showed her heart was enlarged and had fluid built up around it. Gabby was then transferred from Lodi Memorial to UC Davis PICU. The following day, after more labs, doctors have said she is in heart failure, but the cause was unknown at the time. By that night, the doctors had decided to sedate her and put a breathing tube in as her oxygen levels started to drop a little, and they didn't want it to get to an emergency point. They had called in their whole emergency team just in case due to Gabby's heart being so weak they had concerns that once she was sedated, her heart would stop. They wanted to be prepared for the worst and to have a plan in action. Luckily, they did not have to do emergency protocols as everything went smoothly.

Sunday, March 30, Gabby has had a slight improvement in her heart function, which is a good sign that the breathing tube is doing its job and helping her heart to not work as hard. Around 1 pm, since she was stable enough to sedate again, they took her for her MRI.

Sunday afternoon/evening around 4 pm, we got the preliminary report back from the MRI... it's not what we wanted to hear. Gabby has a genetic issue with her heart. They are not 100% sure yet what. They will have their genetic team start running tests to hopefully narrow down the cause, why, and what. Also, she has a small clot in her left ventricle, so they increased her blood thinner to hopefully prevent it from getting bigger and more clots forming. So with that being said, they will be transferring her to either Stanford or UCSF. We will hopefully know tomorrow when that will happen, and we are hoping for Stanford. She is a fighter, and all the nurses say she is a feisty girl and absolutely love her."

We are fundraising to support Gabby's medical expenses and ensure she gets the best care possible during this critical time.