In 2017, my family was devastated upon learning that my husband had end-stage non-alcoholic liver disease that had turned to liver failure and liver cancer. His only chance of survival: a liver transplant. For the next few months, all my dreams revolved around a new liver for my husband. Throughout these months, I spent countless …
From a Living Organ Donor: How I Convinced My Loved One to Accept My Organ
In November of 2017, I became a living liver donor to my husband. At the time, he was battling liver failure and liver cancer stemming from non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Concerns about his liver began when he was only five years old. As the years passed, NASH turned fat in his liver to scar. As his …
Prayer as the Wife of a Cancer Patient
My husband battled cancer last year. When he was diagnosed, I was told he had a week to live by the doctors. And by my church family, I was told to “have faith.” If I just had enough faith, many said, it would all be okay (no pressure!). For the first time in my life, …
It Takes 1 Minute and 1 Decision to Save 8 Lives
In 2017, my family was devastated upon learning that my husband had end-stage non-alcoholic liver disease that had turned to liver failure and liver cancer. His only chance of survival: a liver transplant. For the next few months, all my dreams revolved around a new liver for my husband. Throughout these months, I spent countless …