Spencer Powell is headed to surgery to receive a heart transplant.

Spencer Powell is a 16 year old who was born with Congenital Heart Disease, and the doctors thought he wouldn’t make it one week after he was born. After multiple open heart surgeries throughout his life, he is FINALLY GETTING A NEW HEART!  His surgery started at around 6:30 am this morning.

Please keep Spencer and his friends and family in your thoughts and prayers today.  We are pulling for you and we hope for a speedy recovery!

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