CINCINNATI (WKRC) – The Aubrey Rose Foundation, established by a family who lost their daughter to heart and lung disease, invites the community to celebrate her life and support children with complex medical conditions. Aubrey Rose, who passed away around her third birthday, received a heart and double lung transplant at 18 months.
Her mother, Nancy Hollenkamp, now serves as the foundation’s executive director. “She had a heart and double lung transplant at 18 months of age and she got to love life for another 18 months and when she died we just felt so strongly that we had to give back and help others – so many people helped us along the way,” Hollenkamp said.
The foundation offers scholarships to students like Lauren Williams, who spoke at several churches to raise funds. “Getting this scholarship made me realize that these kids who have these medical conditions don’t get to do that – they might not be able to attend their school or do their activities and that just hit my heart and I was like I’ve got to do something about this,” Williams said…