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...
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Transplant Post-Op Day 41
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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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....
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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...
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Today marks day four of four good days with Ela. Although, our little one still has a lot going on, she has acted a lot more like herself...
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The biopsies from Ela’s cath last week showed that she has Antibody Mediated Rejection (AMR Grade 1). Thankfully, the team had already intensified her rejection regimen by the...
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“You see, I knew the assurances of God’s love in passages like Romans 8 and others. I believed somehow God would work out everything for his good purposes. I...
Continue Reading »Gabriela Yustiz
Martinsburg, WV
Transplant Type: Heart
Transplant Status: Transplanted
Goal: $50,000.00
Raised: $67,370 of $50,000 goal
Raised by 124 contributors