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Post Transplant Update Day 73

Ela is being admitted once more to the hospital. Her heart is doing fine right now praise the Lord! But these stomach issues she’s had since transplant are...

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Post Transplant Update Day 72

Ela is out of the hospital and has been at the Gift of Life Howie’s House for the last week now. She is doing well overall! We are...

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Post Transplant Update 63

The Preacher of Israel said, “there is a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance” (Eccl. 8:6). We...

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Post Transplant Update Day 57

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....

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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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Gabriela Yustiz

Martinsburg, WV

Transplant Type: Heart

Transplant Status: Transplanted

Goal: $50,000.00

Raised: $74,654 of $50,000 goal

Raised by 149 contributors