(Daniel) Today felt surreal. In a good way, but surreal. We got to bed late last night but Mylin immediately fell into a deep sleep. 6 hours of...
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Home is where the McDonald is
(Daniel) Mylin and I both slept good last night, as far as hospital sleep goes. Blood sugar was stable all night. Now that Mylin's pump is on automated...
Continue Reading »Back in SD
7/21/2026 (Tif) The twins and I got back to SD after midnight last night. As I saw the 94 Freeway and recognized we were likely flying over our...
Continue Reading »Not out of the hospital quite yet
(Daniel) I'm writing this at 7pm, and Mylin is still extremely nauseous. We tried multiple things to help today. I vented their G tube 3 different times, even...
Continue Reading »And we’re off… well 3 of us
Mylin had a much better night last night. Being off of feeds made for much more controlled blood sugar. We did one quick basal rate change to account...
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My continued to be really nauseous through the night, to the point they kept the bag up at their face for a good portion of it. It sucks,...
Continue Reading »Papa’s in charge
7/18/2026 Daniel has been doing his 24 hour diabetes cares. Which is an abridged version of what I did just a few days ago. He helps figure out...
Continue Reading »Daniel’s back!
After being gone since Monday, Daniel is finally back. It was nice to be able to get away from the hospital for the first time since Monday. I...
Continue Reading »Goodnight, Shoulders Tight
7/16/26 My had a much better night last night. There were all kinds of basal rate changes during the day to prepare us for the night, and they...
Continue Reading »Pretty Exhausted
My had a rough night last night. Blood sugars started rising just after My went to sleep. They were getting pretty high for where the hospital currently wants...
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Lemon Grove, CA
Transplant Type: Islet Cell
Transplant Status: Transplanted
Goal: $100,000.00
Raised: $53,354 of $100,000 goal
Raised by 153 contributors