Our Story
Shortly before Labor Day 2019, Leslee had an ultrasound that revealed her and Miguel’s unborn daughter, Gabriela, had a severe congenital heart defect. Her condition, diagnosed as Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), meant that the left side of Gabriela's heart (the side which pumps oxygenated blood to the rest of the body) was severely underdeveloped. In later appointments, Miguel and Leslee would learn that HLHS, if left untreated, is fatal....
Continue Reading »Gabriela Yustiz
Martinsburg, WV
Transplant Type: Heart
Transplant Status: Transplanted
Goal: $50,000.00
Raised: $65,784 of $50,000 goal
Raised by 115 contributors
Updates
Post Transplant Update Day 57
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11/2/2024 129 days and counting. 129 days Ela has stayed within the hospital walls. Most of those days she’s been hooked up to many tubes, wires, and/or machines.... Continue Reading »
Cath 11/1 Friday
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Cath today with biopsies to check for rejection. She is now in the step-down unit! Ela has made a complete turn around from last week and is shocking... Continue Reading »
Transplant Post-Op Day 45
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Quick update…. Good and not so good news. Good news…no pneumotosis anymore on x-ray! And she walked a lap for the first time in 2 weeks! She is... Continue Reading »
Transplant Post-Op Day 41
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10/17/24 Three days ago I signed a consent form for CHOP to do a treatment that has limited FDA pediatric data…a treatment that they don’t use much…This treatment... Continue Reading »
Post-transplant Update Day 37
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10/13/24 Some more hurdles and setbacks. We are so so thankful her heart is not in rejection right now. However, her antibodies are still higher than they should... Continue Reading »
Transplant Post-Op Day 33: Cath Results
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NO REJECTION! Praise the Lord her cath yesterday showed that her heart pressures are where they should be for being a month out from transplant. Ela’s biopsies this... Continue Reading »
Transplant Post-Op Day 30: Back in the CICU
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“…while crying is human, to lament is Christian. Lament is how those who know what God is like and believe in him address their pain. God is good,... Continue Reading »
Transplant Post-Op Day 28
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Today did not go as we expected, but that seems to be how it goes with Ela these days. As you know her cath was scheduled for today.... Continue Reading »
Transplant Post-Op Day 26
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Ela is back in the CCU (step-down) unit…again! She is off her continuous infusions and walking a little more. We thank God for the some-what good days she... Continue Reading »