A southern Utah couple’s journey through heartache, hope and ‘Hart’

From battling cancer and the premature death of their little girl, to an urgent bone marrow transplant to cure a rare form of stage three cancer — the struggle is real.

A love story begins

After tying the knot in 2020, then welcoming baby Leo in 2023, happily ever after didn’t seem so far out of reach for Amber and Noah Hart.

“Right after we had Leo, I was diagnosed with stage four Hodgkin’s Lymphoma,” Noah said.

What followed was 12 rounds of chemo in just six months.

Celebrating victory

Thanks to the love of family, Noah soon heard the sound of victory bells — friends and family ringing bells and wearing red sweatshirts that read “Stronger than cancer.”

(Photo courtesy: Hart family)

Relief, however, quickly turned to heartache.

A year of loss and serendipity

On Nov. 6, 2024, the Harts lost a baby girl.

“A year to the day before TJ was born, we had a daughter that we lost,” Noah said.

Little Jane was stillborn.

“We have angel kids,” Amber said.

Months later, their third angel baby was on the way — but joy turned to concern when Amber learned she had an abnormal cyst on her ovary, doubling in size within weeks.

“I had to wait until I was at least 14 weeks for it to be safe … to do the surgery,” she said.

At 28 weeks, that surgery forced the premature birth of tiny TJ — on Nov. 6, a date transformed from heartache to serendipity, exactly one year after baby Jane died.

Another bombshell

Amber endured nine weeks of chemo, traveling from St. George to Salt Lake City, for treatment at The Huntsman Cancer Institute.

“The scan showed that I had another tumor, and that the chemo wasn’t working,” said Amber.

“One bombshell after another,” said Noah. “I feel like I got stuck in one of those spinny chairs at a playground.”

Despite complications — including a lung bleed — TJ arrived. It was all smiles as big brother Leo met baby TJ through FaceTime.

“The first time they met over FaceTime, Leo had to grab his picture of TJ to show him TJ.”

Counting blessings

Amid the stressful strife — and Amber’s bone marrow transplant on the horizon, the first week of December — the Harts count their blessings.

“Gratitude for the angels that are around us bearing us up, like my wonderful family, who’ve been helping us so much,” Noah said.

How you can help

Medical bills are piling up, and there’s still uncertainty about what insurance will cover. Noah and his parents have been out of work for months, focusing solely on the logistics of this difficult journey.

You can help by donating to their *GoFundMe page.

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