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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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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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 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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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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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...
Continue Reading »Transplant Post-Op Day 33: Cath Results
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,...
Continue Reading »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