When Chloe was born, she a had a heart problem called Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA), which means that her pulmonary artery and aorta had formed backwards. She was life flighted from North Dakota to Children's Hospital in Minneapolis where she had heart catheter surgery. One week later, she had open heart surgery to turn her aorta and pulmonary arteries around so they could pump properly. When she was only two weeks old, she had her third heart surgery because her aorta had collapsed. 

When Chloe was seven years old, she was diagnosed with mild brain damage that affected her memory and made it difficult for her to follow directions with multiple steps. That same year, she had her last heart surgery. In her young life, Chloe has spent a lot of time in the hospital, which was sometimes difficult, and made her feel scared and sad. 

In 2018, Chloe was granted a wish from Make-A-Wish Idaho and chose to visit Atlantis Paradise Resort in the Bahamas. On the plane to the Caribbean, the pilot of the commercial jet gave Chloe his wings and an aviator book, and she used the book to collect the autographs of all the pilots she flew with during her trip. At the resort, the staff took a picture of Chloe and her family in front of a large sculpture in the lobby. A few days later, the staff presented her with a puzzle made from that photo as a keepsake. Chloe experienced many wonderful things during the wish adventure. She tried sushi for the first time (and now loves it), frolicked on the beaches, played in the ocean and went down water slides. She also swam with dolphins which was scary at first, but it ended up being the highlight of the trip!

Chloe has a big heart and even has her very own charity called Chloe's Heart. She held her first fundraiser in 2016 when she was only eight years old. She asked her mom if she could give every child in the hospital a gift at Christmas because she didn't want them to feel scared or sad like she did. 

Chloe had $60 that she had been saving to buy an Xbox and then decided that she wanted to buy toys with the money instead. So she made a fundraising poster and asked others to help her donate for the toys. Chloe raised $1,700 that year, and her charity was able to buy 300 gifts to donate to St. Luke's Children's Hospital!

Chloe is still brightening the lives children today. Last year, her organization raised nearly $20,000 for toys and gift cards to give to kids in hospitals. 

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