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Super Girl

(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...

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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...

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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...

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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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Auto Mode

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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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Mylin Schaaff

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