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My greatest gift: A new liver

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Contributed by: glenda rosenbloom on 12/18/2006

On March 13, 2001, I received my greatest gift, a new liver from an anonymous donor family in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I had been on the liver transplant list for 22 months waiting and waiting for my new liver. My wonderful husband, Alan, and our little dog, Charlie, had moved to Phoenix, Arizona to wait for a liver. My liver had been destroyed by a rare autoimmune disease, Primary Biliary Cirrhosis, which has no known cure or cause.

My gift came with a call at 1:43 a.m. saying there was a new liver for me. The donor family gave me a new life. I will be forever grateful for this gift. My wish for the New Year would be that everyone would become an organ donor.

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Submitted By: Cecile Vargo

posted on 12/19/2006 @ 4:14:04 PM

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This is such a touching story! My brother is waiting to find out whether he is a candidate for a liver or not - he is a recovering alcoholic with cirrhosis of the liver, and has cleaned his act up so well, he deserves a second chance. Perhaps he'll get his greatest gift ever as well!

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