After waiting 218 days, 8-month-old Elodie Carmen Baker received a new heart last week. ❤️ Elodie, who was diagnosed with a rare heart disease called dilated cardiomyopathy at around 2 months old, spent over 200 days on the waitlist for a heart. Finally, on March 27, she underwent a successful transplant at The Heart Center at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago. "The fortitude and the strength that she's shown in the last seven months constantly amazes us. And we know that she's destined to do remarkable things," Elodie's mom, Kate Baker, told USA TODAY. Dr. Anna Joong, one of Elodie's doctors and the medical director of the pediatric ventricular assist device program at Lurie Children's, shared that Elodie's recovery "has been remarkable." "She's made incredible progress. Her new heart works really well; the squeeze is really strong. She's on all the routine medications that we do – like immunosuppression to prevent rejection. And we're hoping that she will be able to be discharged from the hospital soon," Joong said. 📸: Courtesy of the Baker Family 🔗: Click the link in our bio to read more about Elodie.