A Utah mother has become the state's only 2-time living organ donor, giving part of her liver to a 2-year-old girl, and a kidney to a woman she met at work.
SALT LAKE CITY — Donating an organ to save the life of another is a supreme act of compassion, and one Utah woman in the state has made this gift twice.
One recipient was two-year-old Eva, who received a liver transplant at Intermountain Children's Hospital to save her life. The girl was a total stranger who now proudly shows off her scar from a procedure that saved her life.Living-donor liver transplants occur when a portion of a living person’s liver is removed and surgically placed into another person. After the surgery, the donor’s liver regenerates to its regular size within about two months.
“Living donor liver transplants not only significantly increase the number of available organs for children waiting for a transplant, but they also reduce the waiting time for children who urgently require a liver transplant, saving their lives,” said Cecile Aguayo, Pediatric Transplant Services Director at Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital.
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