For this dad, losing 40 pounds and donating a portion of his liver to save his infant son was a 'no-brainer.'
at just 3 months old, while his daughter Meara, whose heart and liver function properly, experiences itchy skin, another symptom."He needed a liver transplant because his liver had to compensate," said Dr. George Mazariegos, chief of pediatric transplantation at."Even at this early age, just over a year old, he really could not survive more than a month without a liver transplant.
Sean and Josie Kelley's son Sawyer, 1, is diagnosed with a genetic condition called Alagille syndrome which affects many systems of the body. MORE: This mom lost more than 100 pounds and celebrated by crossing the finish line of a Tough Mudder
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