Girls launch lemonade stand to honor late sister who couldn't get a heart transplant
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Makenzie Madsen died at age 14 waiting for a heart transplant. Her sisters are raising awareness for organ donations with a lemonade stand in her honor.
"Her little strong personality is still pushing people and helping my girls," Monica Madsen, Makenzie's mother, told FOX News of Makenzie inspiring her younger sisters, Myleigh Madsen, 9, and Makayla Madsen, 7 to build the lemonade stand. Makenzie was born with congenital heart disease and at 1-year-old had to have a heart transplant, Madsen said, adding that her heart became weaker as she got older. Madsen was taken to the hospital in 2019 when she went into heart failure and put on the heart transplant list while waiting at home. A few months later, she went into cardiac arrest at home and underwent CPR, when her kidneys also shut down, Madsen explained.More Related News