Lavolta Depina

Day 4 has come to an end and once again there was an outpouring of generosity from the SouthCoast community.

Lavolta Depina, a single mother from New Bedford, is fighting to get back on her feet after struggling with open-heart surgery.

We are spotlighting Lavolta Depina and her family this morning. Lavolta is a single mom that was caring for five children on her own (four of which were not biologically hers), when she was suddenly hit with an aortic dissection. To put it simply, her heart torn in half while she was driving one morning...