Several hundred super heroes took to the streets Saturday evening along Vero’s South Beach, but the biggest hero of all in the minds of everyone there was 7-year-old Ethan Hendon.
The I {Heart} Ethan 5K and Fun Run was all about heart – from the courageous youngster wait-listed for a heart transplant at Shand’s Hospital, to a community whose hearts are beating as one in support of the family, to the Children’s Organ Transplant Association, which is hoping to raise $75,000 to help offset transplant related expenses.
The son of Cassandra and Shawn Hendon, of Vero Beach, Ethan was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a rare defect which has required numerous open heart surgeries and other procedures.
Family and friends of this littlest of superheroes, who is never far from a Batman or Superman cape, are all praying that he will continue to defy the odds.
Their hope is that he will soon receive a new heart to give him super power strength for many years to come.
For more information or to donate, visit www.cotaforteamethanh.com.
