Fund-raiser April 9 for baby who needs heart transplant; staying at Children’s Hospital with her parents

A spaghetti feed and auction are planned April 9, 6-10 p.m., in the Roche Harbor Pavilion for Sophia Grace Krieg, a 6-month-old who needs a new heart. Sophia is the grand-niece of Debbie Sandwith.

A spaghetti feed and auction are planned April 9, 6-10 p.m., in the Roche Harbor Pavilion for Sophia Grace Krieg, a 6-month-old who needs a new heart.

Sophia is the grand-niece of Debbie Sandwith. Fund-raiser auction items include:
— Two-night stay at Earthbox Motel.
— 75-minute hot stone massage at Lavendera Day Spa.
— Lodging at the Hilton Hotel at SeaTac.
— Roche Harbor Resort lodging and spa package.
— Construction services.
— Towing packages.
— Tanning packages.
— Many other items and services that have been donated by dozens of merchants and vendors.

Tickets are $15, adults; $8 youth (6-12); free, children 5 and younger.

“Sophia is my great-niece (my brother’s granddaughter). Both her parents and grandparents grew up on San Juan Island. Today they make their home in Mount Vernon,” Sandwith wrote.

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“At 11 weeks old (back in November 2009), she was rushed to Children’s Hospital and it was discovered she had an enlarged heart, later diagnosed as Pediatric Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM).

“After a month’s stay at Children’s, she was released before holidays, on medication therapy, which her little heart would not respond to; she was re-hospitalized first week of February and gratefully was accepted by the board at Children’s as a good heart recipient and officially put on the ‘list’ Feb. 28. She and her parents will remain there until she receives a new heart.”

Sophia’s mom, Lacen, is making journal entries on the Caring Bridge Web site: www.caringbridge.org/visit/sophiagracekrieg.

“Keep her in your prayers — she is in the best of care, for that we are very grateful,” Sandwith said.

A trust fund has been established at Whidbey Island Bank, P.O. Box 1937, Friday Harbor 98250. For more information, call Sandwith at 378-5562.