WiscNews | Amanda Lutey
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| SUBMITTED Erika Griffith, left, poses with her cousin Ellie Homan, who turns three next month. In May, Griffith donated a lobe of her liver to Ellie, who was diagnosed with a genetic liver disease when she was six months old. |
Some gifts are priceless.
Erika Griffith gave her young cousin Ellie Homan such a gift by becoming a living organ donor.
In May, Griffith, 22, underwent a transplant surgery, donating a lobe of her liver to Ellie, who will turn 3, Aug. 18.
Ellie, the daughter of Tim and Katie Homan of Pardeeville, has a genetic liver disease - progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis. Her mother said they first learned something was wrong at Ellie’s six-month checkup in February 2013. Ellie was not growing and her liver functions were off. Testing resulted in a diagnosis of PFIC2, one of three forms of the disorder.
Katie Homan said Ellie’s doctors tried other treatments first, but they knew right away a transplant was in Ellie’s future.
“We knew it was not an ‘if’ but a ‘when,’” Homan said. “We were so glad we got two years out of the other treatments.” Continue reading
You have the power to SAVE Lives. To learn more, www.donatelife.net or www.organdonor.govfrom Donate Life Organ and Tissue Donation Blog℠ http://ift.tt/1D27edq
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