Lisa's rambling thoughts
The good news is that Heather's liver enzymes really improved in June 2017. It was such a relief - however I still worry. As we have heard from so many doctors, Heather's health issues are a medical mystery - she is an anomaly. The liver doctors were stumped by the severe damage to her liver, and now they are equally stumped and ecstatic about this improvement. I can't wait for the next round of blood tests that will hopefully confirm this continued improvement. The thought of a liver transplant for my sweet Heather was terrifying. It was just too much for us to comprehend. However, I learned a lot about the advances made in Liver Transplants. They now do "living donor" transplants. Basically, if a match is found, the living donor donates half of their healthy liver, and the damaged liver is replaced with the other half. Within a few months both livers regenerate to a normal size liver. ...