Blood Transfusions Help Infant Battle Potentially Fatal Liver Disease
At 2 months old, Gabrielle A. of Wilmington was diagnosed with a rare and potentially fatal liver disease. Each day, Gabrielle's skin and the whites of her eyes became more yellow. She was constantly scratching her skin because of the disease. She desperately needed a new liver.
PICTURED: Gabrielle, 18, with her parents Gabe and Eve at their Wilmington home.
Gabrielle had to wait nearly one year for a liver transplant, and she was repeatedly sent to the hospital for plasma transfusions. Even after she received her new liver, she again needed multiple blood transfusions. Because of local heroes- blood and organ donors- Gabrielle was able to recover and is now 18 years old and healthy.
