Staci’s Fight

We hit our $500 goal for the Tulsa CHD Walk, which means Dakota officially has to wear the tutu AND fairy wings. 😂🩷🧚

Y’all really saw a chance to embarrass him for a good cause and did not hesitate.

Thank you so much to everyone who has donated, shared, and supported Team Staci’s Fight. Every dollar goes toward supporting the CHD community and families like ours, and that means more to us than we can say.

So now the damage is done… Dakota will be showing up to the walk in a tutu and fairy wings, and honestly, that alone might be worth another donation. 😂

If you want to keep this going, our next goal is $750, which adds ridiculous knee-high socks to the outfit.

Thank you all for loving our family, supporting this cause, and helping make this year’s walk extra memorable. ❤️

• $250 - Tutu
• $500 - Fairy wings
$750 - Ridiculous knee-high socks
$1,000 - Me and the kids do his makeup $1,500 - "Staci's Favorite Teammate" sash
$2,000 - Tiara
$2,500 - Giant heart sunglasses $3,000 - Heart stickers/tattoos
$3,500 - Facebook picks his sign
$4,000 - Ridiculous dance every time
someone donates during the walk
• $4,500 - I decorate his beard
• $5,000 - Full beard makeover

❤️ TEAM STACI’S FIGHT — WALK DAY INFO ❤️

We’re getting close to the Tulsa CHD Walk, so here’s everything everyone needs to know for the day!

📍 Tulsa Garden Center at Woodward Park
2435 S. Peoria Ave.
Tulsa, OK 74114

⏰ Team Staci’s Fight meetup: 9:00 AM

We want everybody there around 9 so we have plenty of time to park, get checked in, hand out shirts, get the kids situated, and take some team pictures before everything starts.

Schedule:
Registration opens — 9:00 AM
Opening Ceremony — 10:00 AM
Walk begins — 10:30 AM
Event ends — around 12:00 PM

The walk is about 1 mile and everybody can go at their own pace. It usually takes around 30–45 minutes.

A few things to know:

• The event is rain or shine, so dress for the weather.
• Strollers and wagons are welcome.
• You can bring coolers with food and non-alcoholic drinks. Water, fruit, and light snacks will also be available.
• Wear your Staci’s Fight shirt! Feel free to bring signs, flags, tutus, or anything else to show your support.
• There will also be a Peace & Memorial Garden honoring Heart Angels and Heart Warriors.
• We’ll be taking plenty of pictures, so be ready. 😂❤️
• Use when posting pictures from the day.

Most importantly, this isn’t about being the fastest or finishing first. We’re showing up together for Staci, for every CHD family, and for the kids and adults who are still fighting.

We can’t wait to have Team Staci’s Fight together in one place. ❤️🫀

Meet us at 9:00 AM at the Tulsa Garden Center at Woodward Park!

If you’re planning to walk with Team Staci’s Fight, I need to get everybody squared away.

EVERYONE who is walking has to be registered. If you’re coming, send me the names of everybody in your group and I can get everyone registered.

Also, I’m paying for everybody’s Team Staci’s Fight shirt, so I need a shirt size for every person coming too. Don’t make me guess your size because somebody’s gonna end up walking this thing in a crop top. 😂

So send me:

❤️ Name of each person coming
👕 Shirt size for each person

Once we get closer to the walk, I’ll post the meet-up location and time so everybody knows exactly where to be.

We’re showing up together, walking together, and representing Staci’s Fight together. ❤️🫀

Day 138 after transplant ❤️

I’ve watched Staci go through about every version of fighting there is. I watched her act like nothing was wrong and keep pushing through everything. She would say she was fine, keep doing what needed done, and try to live normal even when everybody around her could clearly tell she was struggling.

Then I watched that turn into actually fighting for her life. And I mean fighting through everyday things. Cooking. Walking to another room. Playing with the kids. Taking a shower.
Just getting through the day. There were times she was giving 1,000% just to do things most people never even think twice about.

Now, 138 days after transplant, I get to watch a completely different version of her. She’s w**d eating. Training horses. Learning how to drive a tractor. Cooking her ass off. Cleaning her ass off. Playing with the kids. Wanting learn how to ride a motorcycle. Finding random s**t she wants to try just because now she actually feels good enough to do it.

That’s probably one of the biggest things I’ve noticed through all of this. Before transplant, so much of her life was about pushing through and pretending she was okay.
Now she gets to actually enjoy it. There’s a huge difference between surviving your life and loving your life. And watching Staci finally get to love hers has been one of the best parts of this whole damn journey.

Staci’s Fight was never just about getting a new heart. It was about getting her life back. ❤️

📢 PODCAST UPDATE 📢

We’re making a little change to the Staci’s Fight podcast!

New episodes will now drop on WEDNESDAYS instead of Sundays. ❤️🎙️

Same real conversations.
Same transplant journey.
Same laughs, hard moments, and probably Dakota saying something he shouldn’t. 🤣

Just a new day.

So starting now, Wednesdays are podcast days! Make sure you’re following so you don’t miss the next episode. ❤️

Usually I can let smart remarks roll right off me. Yesterday was not one of those days. 🤣 The babies were absolutely losing their minds in Walmart, I was already on my LAST nerve, and this lady made some comment like:

“That’s funny, people are still afraid of Covid.” And I lost it. I looked at her and said, “I had a heart transplant. You have no idea what you’re talking about.”

Was it my finest moment? Probably not. 😂 Do I regret standing up for myself? Not really. After transplant, being careful about germs isn’t me “being scared.” My immune system is intentionally suppressed so my body doesn’t attack my new heart. So if you see somebody wearing a mask, sanitizing everything, avoiding crowds, or being extra careful, maybe just mind your business. You have absolutely no idea what somebody has survived just to be standing in Walmart with two screaming babies trying to get through the day. 🤣❤️