Our Story

Jaylen is a spunky 15-year-old high school freshman. Jaylen is a teen who loves to play sports and hang out with his friends. In 2012, when Jaylen was around 6 years old around 3 o’clock in the morning he was curled up in a ball on the couch writhing in pain. We rushed to the ER not knowing what else to do; this was not your normal belly ache! After...

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Jaylen Noud

Winnebago, IL

Transplant Type: Islet Cell

Transplant Status: Transplanted

Goal: $40,000.00

Raised: $57,915 of $40,000 goal

Raised by 247 contributors

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2 years post-op

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Jay is still off of insulin! It is amazing how far he's come. Korah got to come along this trip to see how things go down when we... Continue Reading »

23 months post-op

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Our hero! Thank you to Regan Holgate and Scott Leber from WTVO for sharing Jaylen's story!  https://youtu.be/oIkyWHpQFZ4    Continue Reading »

2022

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Thank you trainers and coaches!

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Just a coach and trainer shout out! Thank you! Thank you for investing your hearts and souls into my son and his teammates! Thank you for showing them... Continue Reading »

Hbd kiddo!

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20 months post-op

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Jaylen is still doing really well! He started a summer job, did summer basketball, a football camp, and has been weightlifting. He's excited for football to start! His... Continue Reading »

18 months post-op

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Jaylen is up about 23 pounds since his lowest weight after surgery in November 2020. He is currently in track and weight lifting. He is still off of... Continue Reading »

17 months post-op

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https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTd9tvFKF/ Click to see Jaylen's physical progress :) Continue Reading »