A potential live liver donor must:
1) be older than 18 years of age and younger than 60 years of age;
2) be in good overall health and physical condition;
3) have a compatible blood type: A or O (rhesus factor + or - does not matter);
4) have a BMI of less than 35 to be worked up for consideration and no greater than 32 at the time of surgery (transplant).
Work up takes 3-4 days in Toronto. At the time of surgery, donor can expect to be in hospital for 5-10 days. The donor can expect to be off work for about 6 weeks. The donor’s liver will regenerate and regrow to its original size within 6-8 weeks.
The Trillium Gift of Life Network can offer financial help through their PRELOD program.
http://www.giftoflife.on.ca/resources/pdf/PRELOD%20FAQ.pdf
Please note that REGULATIONS PROHIBIT FAMILIES OF RECIPIENTS TO FINANCIALLY HELP POTENTIAL DONORS.
If you are interested in being a live liver donor for our daughters, please contact:
Toronto General Hospital (UHN)
Living Donor Assessment Office
416.340.4800 ext: 6581
and specify that you are willing to be assessed to donate to either THI BINH LA or THI PHUOC LA (date of birth 14 May 2011).
You can also go to their website:
http://www.uhn.ca/…/Docume…/LivingDonor_LiverDonorManual.pdf
or print the Donor Health History and fax it at 416.340.4317
http://www.uhn.ca/…/MOT_PF_CC_LivingDonor_DonorHealthHistor…
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This media campaign is exceeding our expectations. I am confident that only good things will emerge from it: that our daughters will be granted the chance to continue their beautiful life with the gift of a new liver.
However, we must all remember that Binh and Phuoc are not the only ones waiting for transplants. I am hoping once we have found donors for our twins, that the many generous people who have come forward to be assessed, those courageous and generous people, will elect to keep their applications in and decide to become anonymous donors for others who are waiting. Those other ones who did not benefit from a media coverage.
I am hoping all our efforts will contribute to help save all the others who are sharing a spot on the list with Binh and Phuoc: they too deserve the gift of life.
Good night, thank you All.
