Thursday, February 12, 2009

LIVER DONOR

So, my dad has been through all of the liver tests, and we find out next Thursday what place he gets on the liver transplant list. He needs a new liver. Ray and I both are type O, but come to find out we are to "small" and other issues have come up. It is likely we will not be able to give my dad any part of our livers. The best bet is to have people tested to see if another person is willing and able to be a donor. We don't know how long it will be for him to get a liver from what the doctors call a "list".
I found out that the liver is the only organ in the body that will grow back in about a month. Of course it is a huge procedure, but I thought there might be someone out there who would be able to help. I never throught in a million years I would be on Facebook asking for help. I guess we can't get help if we don't ask. Are you willing to get tested to be a "live" organ donor?

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