Mario Tlaloc Araujo

Mario was born 4/25/07,diagnosed with Biliary Atresia 6/26/07. BA is a disease (~1 in 15K births) that causes inflammation/obstruction of the bile ducts resulting in back up of bile in the liver which destroys the healthy liver. 7/1/07, Mario had a surgical procedure called a Kasai and was added to the Liver transplant waiting list on 12/4/07. He received his first gift on 3/23/08 but was relisted due to a clotted hepatic artery. He received his second gift on 4/14/08. This is his story...

Monday, January 28, 2008

Sad end for one little boy in my online forum

The reality of this families situation frightens me today. http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/severogonzales

Please tell everyone you know to be an organ donor.
Sobering statistics from UNOS.org
Waiting list candidates 98,028 as of today 5:45pm
Transplants January - October 2007 23,706 as of 01/25/2008
Donors January - October 2007 12,031 as of 01/25/2008