Lincoln was extubated today!! After surgery they left the breathing tube in out of concerns for high pressures in his abdomen and to let him rest after such...
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Immediate Post-Op
The day has come! Lincoln went into surgery around 11am today to get a liver transplant from his godmother and finished around 7pm. She is doing well and...
Continue Reading »Post-Transplant Plans
Some things Lincoln will receive after getting a transplant will be physical and occupational therapy, speech therapy, and an urology consult. PT/OT has already stopped by and expressed...
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Not much change going on. Lincoln’s still getting TPN, but he’s getting it for shorter periods of time so we’ve been going on long walks. He got an...
Continue Reading »A Positive Update :)
Lincoln gets weighed everyday to see how his body is reacting to TPN. Since he does hold on to fluid, weight isn’t a good indicator of nutritional growth,...
Continue Reading »PELD Score
Today Lincoln’s pediatric end-stage liver disease score increased from 27 to 33 out of 40. This means he is higher priority, but of course we still need to...
Continue Reading »Nutrition Update
Lincoln has been on continuous TPN (total parenteral nutrition - nutrition through his veins) for a few days now. This means he’s been pretty locked up in the...
Continue Reading »Listed!! 6/24
On June 24th, Lincoln was officially listed on the UNOS transplant list. His pediatric end-stage liver disease score was 26 out of 40, with 40 being someone that...
Continue Reading »Malnutrition 6/20
Before his diagnosis, Lincoln was always a good eater and great at gaining weight. However, with ascites, weight can increase without there being actual nutrional growth. On one...
Continue Reading »Electrolytes 5/29
Despite the news of needing a liver transplant, our family was relatively happy and moving forward with our normal lives. We moved to North Carolina and started unpacking...
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Trinity, NC
Transplant Type: Liver
Transplant Status: Transplanted
Goal: $50,000.00
Raised: $15,797 of $50,000 goal
Raised by 30 contributors