Escondido toddler in need of life-saving transplant

ESCONDIDO- With the cost of a transplant often exceeding $500,000, many transplant families are unable to shoulder the financial burden of such a procedure. The Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA) is a national charity dedicated to organizing and guiding communities in raising funds for transplant-related expenses. In Escondido, volunteers are raising funds for COTA in honor of transplant patients like local toddler, Emersyn Ochoa.

Emersyn is the daughter of Maggie Haynie and Miguel Vizcarra. Born on April 3, 2014, Emersyn was diagnosed with Dilated Cardiomyopathy. The doctors at Ra...