Jessie’s Heart

Our beautiful baby girl, Jessica Renee, was born with a congenital heart defect called Tetralogy of Fallot. In her short 22 months, she endured more hospital stays, procedures, and challenges than most do in a lifetime. Yet through it all, she showed a strength and spirit that inspired everyone who met her.

Her final surgery was meant to give her a longer, healthier life. Tragically, she didn’t make it home.

We created Jessie’s Heart Foundation so that her story doesn’t end there. Today, Jessie’s legacy lives on by helping other children fighting for their lives—and the families standing beside them.

Click to watch to hear Jessie’s story and the about the families we’re helping.

Our Mission

To honor Jessie by bringing comfort, support, and hope to children with heart defects—and to reduce the emotional, physical, and financial stress their families endure.

Why This Matters

Every year, 1 in 100 babies in the United States is born with a congenital heart defect. That’s over 40,000 families suddenly facing fear, uncertainty, and overwhelming medical decisions.

But the burden doesn’t stop at the hospital doors.

Parents miss work. Travel costs add up. Siblings are left at home. Emotional exhaustion sets in. And families are forced to carry not only the weight of their child’s condition—but the financial strain that comes with it.

No family should have to face that alone.

What Jessie’s Heart Does

Jessie’s Heart supports children undergoing heart surgeries and treatments by helping ease the financial and emotional burdens their families carry. Because when a child is fighting for their life, families should be focused on love and healing—not bills, logistics, or survival.

Your support helps provide:

• Financial relief for living expenses
• Assistance with travel and lodging during hospital stays
• Support during long, uncertain recoveries
• Hope during some of the hardest moments a family will ever face

A Message from Jessie’s Family

We know what it feels like to sit in a hospital room, hoping, praying, and wishing you could take your child’s place.

We can’t change Jessie’s story.

But together, we can change someone else’s.