Last night was a fairly uneventful night all things considered. Blood sugars did amazing. Pain was and continues to be our biggest challenge at this point. Pain team...
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Surgery Day (June 5th, 2026)
Surgery Day - 7:30am Emmy is back in the OR with the best of the best. We are told to expect updates every 2-3 hours throughout the day...
Continue Reading »One week away from surgery! (May 28th update)
Emmy’s paper chain countdown is getting pretty short….. 1 week from today she will be in surgery. This week was full of appointments and finishing up school. Her...
Continue Reading »3 weeks to go!
It continues to be busy but we try to find time to have some fun too. Although she continues to be soooo very strong and brave and tough…...
Continue Reading »32 days away from surgery!
We have gotten into a decent groove around here. Dinner time is definitely the hardest. Most nights Emmy chooses to play upstairs while we eat dinner but there...
Continue Reading »Ways to Help
Hi everyone! Thank you for joining this page as we cheer on Emmy and her family! My name is Emily- I’m Katie’s college room mate and going to...
Continue Reading »Made it through week 1!!
The count down to surgery is on!
Emmy had a fantastic idea to make a paper chain- so she can read one encouraging message each day as she counts down to surgery. This is where...
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We are home!! Thank you everyone for all your love over this week. Now it’s time to find our new routine.
Continue Reading »Admission for NJ Placement
4/14 PM: We appreciate the messages, donations to COTA for Emmy, and shirt purchases we have received over the past few weeks. Please keep them coming! We wanted...
Continue Reading »Emersyn (Emmy) Winkelman
Leander, TX
Transplant Type: Islet Cell
Transplant Status: Transplanted
Goal: $20,000.00
Raised: $3,159 of $20,000 goal
Raised by 13 contributors