Hi, I’m Aunt Vee Vee, and I’m creating this fundraiser for my beautiful family—Katie, Larry, their 3-year-old son JT, and their newest little fighter, Baby Cooper.
Cooper made his arrival just days ago and has already shown the strength of a warrior. On June 20th, he will undergo open-heart surgery to repair a severe aortic coarctation and an atrial septal defect. It will be a sternotomy, meaning doctors will open his chest and place him on bypass to repair his tiny heart.
This is only the beginning of a long, emotional road for Cooper and his parents. The weeks and months ahead will be filled with hospital stays, follow-ups, healing, and many unknowns. Katie and Larry, who are both nurses, are used to being the ones providing care—but now they find themselves on the other side, watching their baby go through what no parent ever wants to face.
They will be taking time off work to stay by Cooper’s side and care for JT in between—doing everything in their power to keep their little family strong and together during this incredibly difficult time.
The funds raised will go directly toward medical expenses, travel costs to and from the hospital, and lost income while they devote their full hearts to Cooper’s recovery.
If you can give, pray, or simply share this page, it would mean the world to them. Cooper’s heart may need fixing, but it is already full of love—and that love comes from all of you.
Thank you for standing with the Culbersons as they face this journey with courage, faith, and hope.
With love,
Aunt Vee Vee
