Biliary Atresia News

HELLERTOWN, Pa. - December 29, 2009 -- Christmas is coming a little late for 2-year-old Kendra Moyer, but she still received one extraordinary gift from her Aunt Laura.

Albana Dwonch, right, from Israel, helps her daughter Emma, 4, with a Christmas present at the Ronald McDonald House at Stanford in Palo Alto, Calif.

Reporting from Chicago - Christian Liberto's daily regimen consisted of a cocktail of 22 pills.

For about three-quarters of her young life, Kendra Moyer has needed a new liver.

Biliary Atresia is a liver disease that, as a parent is devastating. I'm writing this article to give parents some information on this disease.

For Edward Green, the decision to risk his life and undergo gruelling surgery to donate a quarter of his own liver was an easy one.

The little girl at the center of the community's hopes and prayers is doing better and is out of the hospital, her grandfather says.

A 5-year-old boy suffering from a life threatening illness had his wish granted to see dinosaur bones with the help of national charity Kids Wish Network.

The parents of a 6-year-old Maui boy who needs a liver transplant have raised enough money to go ahead with the surgery.

MERCY FLIGHT: Four-month-old Lilly Thoresen-McKay needs a liver transplant and will be flown to Starship Hospital on Monday for a transplant assessment with her parents Luke McKay and Tina Thoresen.

The Rev. Charles Gentry, 81, a longtime pastor loved by many, died Nov. 6 at Hospice Ministries following a long illness.

TWO mothers who have been appealing for the public's assistance to save their children were given a donation by employees of the Water and Sewerage Authority on Friday after the women's problems were highlighted by the Express.

Pompe Disease, caused by problems in the body's ability to break down and store sugar, it causes muscle weakness and can be life-threatening. Maple syrup urine disease, an inability to process certain amino acids in the body,if left untreated it can lead to seizures, coma and even death.

In many ways, this has been a nontraditional Gloucester city election campaign. But one of the city's election traditions will be repeated once again Monday night.

A stem cell breakthrough at the Medical College of Wisconsin offers new hope in the fight against liver disease.

A baby girl who was born with a rare liver condition has been placed on the organ transplant list.

URGENT NEED: Gillian Thompson with young Kelly Ann Drayton in a photo taken last September.

Alyssa Smith, with her mother, Teri Smith, is back in Chicago for a conference today that will focus on her operation and its impact on liver transplants.

Play any piece of music, and toddler Suvojit perks up to to its beat. An year ago, he would have barely stirred.

THANK YOU: Four-month-old Alice Johnston, her mum Kate Manson and dad Mike Johnston prepare for the live liver transplant surgery a stressful experience that has been slightly eased thanks to generous donations.