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RED ALERT!

So...Feb. 7th, was the official 'Wear Red for Heart Disease' day, and also the kick off to CHD Awareness week.  I cannot begin to even tell you how overwhelmed I was when I was getting text after text, emails, Snapchats,  Instagram alerts, and Facebook notifications of all the people who wore red for Lia!  I have tried my best to include all the pics I got of people, because I want all of you to be recognized!  It means the world to me that you did this for us!  Helping to spread awareness is critical when it comes to heart disease, as there is NO CURE! Thank you!!

Enjoy all the red!

Kinsey
Jude, Phoebe, Fiona

Johannah



Angie (our sitter) and Lia

Caleb & Jennifer
Amanda and her beautiful girls in Indiana

Hudson

BJ, Amy, Levi & Lila (BJ wins the most creative award!)

Danika

My nieces, Brynn and Chandler
Kayla & Lola

Kasen and Clayton

Jill (our former sitter) and Katelynn in Wichita!

Brooke
Vaughn

Ella from Wichita

Liam & Mia

Zach and Noah, my nephews
Jennifer and Matt in Wichita

Pam in Arizona!

Lily

Davan and Libby

Grandpa Jeff and Grandma Sue
Willowbrook Elementary Staff

Easton

Trevor in Wichita--one of my former students!

Layla
Uncle Jameson

Mrs .O'Connor in Chicago!

Jami

Camden

Grandpa Maury and Grandma Diane
Zach
Lia's new bandaged heart shirt

Surgical Nurses at Methodist West!

Courtney

Nurse Katy
Janae
Lisa, Collin & Ian
Cassie's tribute to Lia!

Gianna in Kansas City
All of this in honor of you, girl!!

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