This past week, Ela’s transplant team discussed her case. The most recent Allosure test (which is a pretty reliable indicator of rejection) came back higher than it should...

Ela had a Rituxinab infusion in January and an IVIG infusion this past Friday. These infusions are to help treat her antibody-mediated rejection that was better, but still...

Ela’s cath yesterday went relatively smooth with just a mild complication of an infiltrate from one of her IVs. Thanks for praying for the procedure. These are pretty...

Ela has been in such better spirits since Christmas. We are off precautions meaning she gets to leave the room, go to the playroom, go for walks, and...

Second Christmas at the hospital down! ...and hoping we don't have too may more of those in the future. In spite of everything, the Lord has been kind...

Biopsy results confirmed that Ela does indeed have antibody-mediated rejection (AMR). Thankfully, it’s grade 1 out of 3. However, this still means a pretty extensive treatment plan. She...

Leslee and I were talking last night about how one of our biggest frustrations with health care is how treatment for one thing, often, means making other things...

Hi, all! I know it’s been a long while since our last update. We were enjoying a season of peace as we like to call it. We are...

The Yustiz family (minus Noah) is on vacation! Woohoo! We don’t take a vacation with our little warrior for granted so we are taking time each day to...

After God's people left Egypt under Moses' leadership, the Israelites found themselves, very quickly, having to learn an important life lesson: life in the wilderness demands total dependance...