[ About Daily Don ]
We built what
shouldn't have
taken this long.
Daily Don makes post-discharge clothing for people coming home from surgery, rehab, or hospital stays — and for the family members who help them get dressed every single morning.
[ The gap we're filling ]
10M+
Americans who need dressing assistance every single day
#1
Morning care task cited as most physically demanding by family caregivers
Zero
Post-discharge dressing solutions existed on the market — until Daily Don
[ The founder ]
Built by someone who
watched it go wrong
every morning.
Gabriel Ortiz is a Doctor of Physical Therapy who spent years working in nursing homes and outpatient rehab centers. Every time a patient came home from the hospital, the same thing happened: families struggling to dress their loved one, the patient wincing through movements they weren't supposed to make. He built Daily Don because the product didn't exist — and it should have.
Credentials
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)
Worked in nursing homes and outpatient rehab centers
Observed hundreds of post-discharge dressing challenges firsthand
Designed Daily Don as a clinician — not a marketer
“I designed this product as if I were the patient. Because I've seen what happens when no one does.”
[ How we work ]
4 principles that guide every decision
Honest work for
real people.
Function over fashion.
Every seam, opening, and closure in Daily Don was designed around what the body can and can't do after surgery or illness — not around aesthetic trends. It just happens to look good too.
Dignity in every detail.
These look like normal shorts because they should. Not a hospital gown. Not a medical garment with velcro everywhere. Recovery is hard enough without feeling like a patient.
Honest about what we do.
We make post-discharge shorts. We don't make promises about recovery timelines or clinical outcomes. We just make one part of the morning easier — and that's enough.
Built from the floor, not a boardroom.
Our founder spent years in nursing homes and rehab centers before building Daily Don. This product didn't come from a pitch deck — it came from watching patients struggle every morning.
[ Simple shorts for complicated mornings ]