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We were there for some scary moments and some triumphs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But as awful as this looks, she generally feels better than she did while living with the debilitating pain of pediatric pancreatitis. \ud83e\udd7a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the last 5 days, she got off her tube feeds and her pain pump, was able to leave her hospital floor for the first time in 2 weeks, and started managing her diabetes on her own (which she has as a result of the surgery, but it might not be permanent if her transplanted islet cells start working in their new home).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She\u2019s hoping to be discharged to the Ronald McDonald House by her birthday on Saturday, where she\u2019ll continue her recovery until she\u2019s cleared to fly home. \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re inspired by Gillian\u2019s story and would like to help, Children\u2019s Organ Transplant Association is helping raise funds in her honor to assist with a lifetime of transplant-related expenses:\u00a0<br>cota.org\/cotaforgillianstpiat\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"836\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforgillianstpiat\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6523\/2025\/04\/IMG_4336-1-836x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforgillianstpiat\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6523\/2025\/04\/IMG_4336-1-836x1024.jpeg 836w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforgillianstpiat\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6523\/2025\/04\/IMG_4336-1-245x300.jpeg 245w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforgillianstpiat\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6523\/2025\/04\/IMG_4336-1-768x941.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforgillianstpiat\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6523\/2025\/04\/IMG_4336-1-1254x1536.jpeg 1254w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforgillianstpiat\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6523\/2025\/04\/IMG_4336-1.jpeg 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who needs a pancreas, spleen, gall bladder, or all of their duodenum? 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