Monica Wells

Monica “Mo” Wells has been fighting for more since the very beginning. Born in 1982 in a small town in southwest Kansas, Mo’s first lifesaving surgery came as an infant after a young doctor recognized that the “blue baby” was not pinking up with oxygen alone and had her airlifted to a hospital capable of saving her life. Since then, she has faced challenge after challenge with strength, humor, and determination.

Over the years, Mo has turned her own experience into support for others through Camp Rhythm and by mentoring people with her condition. She has spent years showing up for the congenital heart community with honesty, encouragement, and understanding that only someone who has truly lived it can offer.

Now, as she faces a heart transplant, one word captures what she is fighting for: more. More time. More memories. More laughter. More ordinary days and major milestones. More chances to keep showing up for the people and community she loves. When Mo was asked during the transplant process why she was willing to take on something so difficult, demanding, and life-changing, the answer came down to that one simple word. She wants more.

A transplant offers hope, but it also brings major financial strain. Even with insurance, there are many uninsured medical and related expenses tied to surgery, treatment, and recovery. To help with those costs, family and friends are raising funds through the nonprofit Help Hope Live, where donations are tax deductible and designated solely for transplant-related expenses.

Mo has spent a lifetime showing up for others. Now she needs her community to show up for her. Every donation helps lighten the financial burden ahead and helps give Mo what she is fighting for most: more.

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