Here she is, pink-skinned and smiling! One-year-old Kailey Simmons is recovering well in Toronto two weeks after receiving a life-saving liver from stranger-hero Mike, who wrote me yesterday with an update that he's doing well still, too. For the 40 percent of you who said you'd consider donating an organ for a stranger if you discovered you were a rare match, Mike and Kailey are out there as living proof of how good that gift feels.
What a fantastic story to read about. Congratulations to the incredible Mike - beautiful person; and to gorgeous little Kailey, I wish you every happiness!
Finally an update on this beautiful baby! I have a daughter who is 1 and I also lost my father in June '06 to a rare liver cancer so needless to say this story touched me a lot. I am just so happy to hear she finally got her liver and hope she and her mom can live normal lives now.
In January 2006 I successfully donated half my liver to my brother, Joe. This blog began in November 2005, when I was just a hopeful donor candidate, and continues today as a vehicle for sharing my experience and building community among past, current, and would-be live organ donors and transplant recipients. Thank you for stopping by. All content on this blog, including images and text unless otherwise cited, is copyright (c) 2005-2007, Becky Waller. All rights reserved.
In 2007 I founded the Greatest Gift Foundation, which provides information and support to living organ donors throughout their transplant experience. I'm in Minneapolis, when I'm not traveling the country meeting with transplant teams. Contact us at greatestgiftfoundation@gmail.com.
3 Comments:
I hope you keep following this story - it's really uplifting and the world could use a little more kindness in it!
By Anonymous, at 3:35 PM
What a fantastic story to read about. Congratulations to the incredible Mike - beautiful person; and to gorgeous little Kailey, I wish you every happiness!
An uplifting post indeed!
Regards from Australia
Lynne
By L, at 7:12 AM
Finally an update on this beautiful baby! I have a daughter who is 1 and I also lost my father in June '06 to a rare liver cancer so needless to say this story touched me a lot. I am just so happy to hear she finally got her liver and hope she and her mom can live normal lives now.
By Anonymous, at 2:58 PM
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