Lindsay Buckingham

1 week ago | wkyc.com | Lindsay Buckingham

CLEVELAND — Christopher Patton, 38, was last seen on Sunday, April 6, around 8:45 a.m. when he left for his regular morning walk on Delavan Avenue in Cleveland. His mother, Leah Copeland, says not hearing from her son for this long is out of character. "Very unusual. He's a homebody. He likes to stay home. He likes to do research," said Leah.

1 week ago | kvue.com | Lindsay Buckingham

CLEVELAND — Ten-year-old Ava Cooper's life is anything but typical. While other fourth-graders at Richfield Elementary School attend classes, have sleepovers, and participate in school events, Ava's world has been confined to the halls of Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital for over 200 days. Born with multiple heart defects, Ava has already undergone four open-heart surgeries. Now she's waiting for a life-saving heart transplant, attached to a Berlin pump that keeps her alive.

1 week ago | kvue.com | Lindsay Buckingham

CLEVELAND — It's the news that 10-year-old Ava Cooper had been dreaming about for more than 200 days at Cleveland Clinic Children's: She was getting a new heart. The transplant happened a few weeks ago, marking a major milestone in Ava's extraordinary medical journey. While her recovery has included some ups and downs, her mother Jamie reports that Ava's new heart is doing "fabulous." The moment the Cooper family learned a donor heart was available was filled with emotion.

1 week ago | wkyc.com | Lindsay Buckingham

CLEVELAND — Hundreds of Special Olympics athletes, unified partners, volunteers, and community members from 24 area schools gathered Friday for the second annual Dru Joyce Unified Sports Experience, showcasing what inclusion in sports truly looks like. "I cried twice today already," said Kristi Peters, director of Unified Champion Schools for Special Olympics Ohio, as she looked around the transformed I-X Center.

3 weeks ago | abc10.com | Lindsay Buckingham

CLEVELAND — It's the news that 10-year-old Ava Cooper had been dreaming about for more than 200 days at Cleveland Clinic Children's: She was getting a new heart. The transplant happened a few weeks ago, marking a major milestone in Ava's extraordinary medical journey. While her recovery has included some ups and downs, her mother Jamie reports that Ava's new heart is doing "fabulous." The moment the Cooper family learned a donor heart was available was filled with emotion.