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Cath 11/1 Friday

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...

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Transplant Post-Op Day 45

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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Post-transplant Update Day 37

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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Transplant Post-Op Day 28

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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Transplant Post-Op Day 26

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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Transplant Post-Op Day 21

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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Transplant Post-Op Day 18

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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Gabriela Yustiz

Martinsburg, WV

Transplant Type: Heart

Transplant Status: Transplanted

Goal: $50,000.00

Raised: $74,254 of $50,000 goal

Raised by 146 contributors