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My good friend, Diane, is dying from liver failure (not alcohol related). I found out that she was admitted to the hospital, is jaundiced, combative, and confused. Her family is talking Hospice. Even if she pulls out of this hospital stay, she will not be healed without a liver transplant. University of Virginia handles her case. I went through the initial donation process, but was not approved.

Donors can be living or deceased. Please look into it. Someone out there needs help.

#livingorgandonor #organdonor #savealife

UVA, Charlottesville https://uvahealth.com/services/transplant/living-donations

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Peter K 2y ago

Good luck to her, and you. My dad died of (alcohol related) cirrhosis of the liver, a few years back. If I'm remembering right ( I wasn't in the area, so wasn't 100% up on the treatment), the sort of reaction you're describing is related to a buildup of something in the blood, and there's a treatment that does wonders for it. But you are right, transplant is the only cure. And different hospitals have different policies, so different chances of getting the surgery.

Robin Holstein 2y ago

She has been on the transplant list for two years. She is at the end of her struggles, hence discussion re: Hospice.