Logan was diagnosed with a rare genetic mutation that causes bile to build up in the liver. Logan’s parents didn’t want to wait any longer in Florida for a transplant. So they checked out a pediatric liver transplant program in Pittsburgh at UPMC Children’s Hospital. Watch this story on WTAE-TV Pittsburgh.
To the Donor Family:
We’ve not met so this letter from a total stranger may surprise you. I’m writing as a recent liver transplant recipient from last October.
I was given very little information about my donor except what was jotted down unemotionally on a doctor’s note in my medical file.
Read the full article in Times of San Diego.
By Shawna Khalafi
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – In recognition of Father’s Day and Men’s Health Week, a Las Vegas dad is sharing his story of a life-saving organ transplant, in order to spread awareness and inspire other men to take their health seriously.
“My son and my wife had to rush me to Mountain View Hospital here in Las Vegas, and within 48 hours during that July 4th weekend, I found out that I had less than 30 days to live because I had end life liver failure,” said Angelo Reyes. Read the full story from KVVU-TV Fox 5 News in Las Vegas.