we have made it to 3 weeks post-op. It feels like forever but also just hours since surgery. While it was so nice to not sleep in the...
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Discharge Day!
Aftwr 3 weeks, JACK IS FINALLY DISCHARGED! It’s been an exciting day as we moved everything over to the Ronald McDonald l House. Jack got to leave the...
Continue Reading »Healing in Leaps and Bounds
in the past 24 hours, Jack has: started eating solids again Been cleared to drink all liquids NOT THROWN UP walked 7k steps in one day drainage from...
Continue Reading »Rooftop School
The weather in Cincinnati was perfect today. We took advantage and requested another day pass. This time we walked across the street to the Ronald McDonald house and...
Continue Reading »A Taste of Freedom
We are still in patient, BUT since Jack is stable and we are comfortable with his diabetes management, we got a pass to leave for four entire hours...
Continue Reading »Still in Hospital but Getting Stronger!
We didn’t get out today, which we already expected. As of now, talk is maybe the 16th. Jack wasn’t able to keep anything down again today and his...
Continue Reading »Finally Venturing off the Floor
It’s been a busy 48 hours! Jacks nausea is finally under control. That means he’s ready to adventure! He’s still struggling to keep food down, but his (tube)...
Continue Reading »Day 10 post Surgery
No pictures today. Jack didn’t do much, a lot of laying in bed. His nausea is still there but he only threw up a couple times today, so...
Continue Reading »It Can’t Always be Sunshine and Roses
It has been a very rough 24 hours. Jack continues to be nauseous now with no real break between bouts. He’s throwing up more fluids than he’s taking...
Continue Reading »The Gang’s All Here
It is so nice to be reunited!! John brought the kids (and grandma) down for a visit through the weekend. Jack was so happy to see his siblings...
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Ann Arbor, MI
Transplant Type: Islet Cell
Transplant Status: Transplanted
Goal: $65,000.00
Raised: $21,435 of $65,000 goal
Raised by 129 contributors