She did great overnight and slept as much as she could when they have to come in every hour to poke you. The morning started quick and just...
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June 8th: POD 3
AM: Emmy had a much better night last night. Her pain was mostly controlled and she slept for a few hours. We’ve entered the nausea phase and she...
Continue Reading »Sunday, June 7: Post Op Day 2
AM: Sleep is minimal and words aren’t flowing well this morning so bear with me. Overnight we battled pain and high vitals for majority of the night. Turning...
Continue Reading »Saturday June 6 – Post Op Day 1 Morning Update
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...
Continue Reading »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...
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Emersyn (Emmy) Winkelman
Leander, TX
Transplant Type: Islet Cell
Transplant Status: Transplanted
Goal: $20,000.00
Raised: $3,561 of $20,000 goal
Raised by 14 contributors