A teenager in Wetaskiwin is in dire need of a living liver donor and his community is rallying to find a match.
Noah Orchard, 18, has cystic fibrosis and Type 1 Diabetes, and a recent complication sent him to the hospital.
“There’s a high level of pneumonia in his bloodstream because the liver is not doing its job at all,” said Joan Losinski, Noah’s grandmother. “This pneumonia — or any type of bacteria — goes to the brain and it affects it. So that was Noah’s problem; he was just not himself.”
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Doctors, his family said, have told them that without a liver transplant, he won’t survive another similar episode. Now the family is looking for someone with type O blood who is interested in donating.
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The family is sharing their message through Facebook. Losinski said the community of Wetaskiwin and beyond has rallied behind her grandson.
Anyone interested in donating can contact Living Donor Services.
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