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...

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Mario annual Ultrasound

Mario did great today...actually fell ASLEEP during his ultrasound. I think he wore himself out trying to fight it. The good news is that the ultrasound results were positive. His lab results were also good and consistent with previous months. He has to go back in 2 weeks for labs, but that's because we're reducing some medication. He gets to lower his immunosuppressent dose, which is GREAT news. Here's a photo of him sleeping on the ultrasound table. Happy St. Patrick's Day!