COTA for Sam

11/03/2025

Happy to share a current update on Sam's journey!

Day 436 of Sam’s Leukemia Journey Day 221 Post Transplant The 2025 holiday season finds Sam and our family at the summit of a long, tumultuous journey. Sam’s transplant gifted him with renewed health and restored confidence in a future of happiness and possibility. At the end of September, Sam.....

05/02/2025

Welcome Home Sam!!! Read more about Sam's homecoming in our latest blog post!!

Sam returned home on April 26 after 41 days in the hospital for his bone marrow transplant. After weeks monitoring the engraftment process, Sam’s immune system and blood cell counts increased to levels safe enough to be discharged. We are immeasurably grateful for the expertise and dedication of S...

03/25/2025

Tomorrow is the big day! Please read our latest blog post for more information. Thank you for all of your love and support.

Tomorrow 3/26/2025 is a monumental day for Sam, our family, friends and community. Sam will receive his bone marrow transplant. Because of the generosity and selflessness of Sam’s donor, his life will be renewed, a future of health and happiness made possible.Sam scaled the initial stage of the tr...

02/26/2025

Happy Birthday Sam!!!!!
Don’t forget to support our fundraising effort today and visit Stadium Pizza! Mention this fundraiser and they will donate 20% to COTA for Sam! 🥳

02/09/2025

Support COTA for Sam and Celebrate His Birthday at Stadium Pizza!

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01/29/2025

Day 158: Embracing a New Transplant Timeline

Sam was admitted today to begin his fourth round of chemotherapy. Today’s admittance was originally scheduled to start Sam’s transplant process. Last week, we were informed Sam’s first donor was no longer a viable option and the decision was made to call upon the second donor. We are so fortun...

01/19/2025

Day 148 - A donor for Sam!

On December 26th, Sam’s doctors informed us that they had found a bone marrow match and Sam’s transplant process would begin at the end of January. Since that fantastic news, Sam enjoyed Christmas and New Years at home with our family and completed his third round of chemo. His body is recoverin...

01/16/2025

TODAY IS THE DAY!!!!!!!! Join COTA for Sam on Thursday, January 16 for a Panda Express virtual fundraiser! Online orders only, so use the Panda app or order online through their website. Be sure to enter the FUNDRAISER CODE 928499 and Panda will give back 28% of proceeds!! This is good for ANY Panda Express LOCATION in the USA!

01/11/2025

Support COTA for Sam at Panda Express!

Happy New Year! We are SO close to our fundraising goal with COTA for Sam, and here’s a great restaurant night fundraiser we can ALL join in to help us get closer to meeting the goal. Out of town AND Temecula family and friends, please join us on Thursday, January 16 for a Panda Express virtual fundraiser for COTA for Sam! Online orders only, so use the Panda app or order online through their website. Be sure to enter the FUNDRAISER CODE 928499 and Panda will give back 28% of proceeds!! This is good for ANY Panda Express LOCATION in the USA! Please help us spread the word by sharing on social media and texting the info to your friends! COMMENT BELOW which city/state you’ll be picking up your Panda order!

Place your order for pickup
or delivery on Thursday,
January 16!
Online orders only
Apply code 928499 in the
Fundraiser Code box during
online checkout at www.pandaexpress.com
or via app

Happy New Year! We are SO close to our fundraising goal with COTA for Sam, and here’s a great restaurant night fundraiser we can ALL join in to help us get closer to meeting the goal. Out of town AND Temecula family and friends, please join us on Thursday, January 16 for a Panda Express […]

12/31/2024

From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you!

2024 concludes a challenging and traumatic year, yet the last two months gifted our family with purpose, hope and healing. Our purpose has been realized by families, friends and supporters who organized donor registration events around the country. We added over 400 new donors to NMDP and DKMS regis...

12/18/2024

Are you ready for the safari trip of a lifetime?

Join us on this incredible adventure and support a life-changing cause—funds raised will go towards transplant-related expenses.

Enjoy a trip of a lifetime and raise funds for Children's Organ Transplant Association in honor of Sam Yorke.

12/08/2024

Read our latest blog post here. Thank you for your support!
https://cota.org/cotaforsam/

Recently, I had the honor of joining Patrick Yorke, his brother  Isaac, and my husband Craig on a meaningful journey to Los Angeles. Our mission was to share the story of Patrick’s son, Sam, who is battling leukemia and desperately needs a bone marrow transplant. Together, we appeared on KCAL New...