Simple Joys in Life: Grandma's Love

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Grandma's Love

Please help me in congratulating Tanner and his Grandmother on two-years of good health post liver transplant and donation!

If you head to Stacy's website, you'll get to read about a great little boy, his twin sister, and their adventures. You might even get to see a picture of the dynamic and gorgeous duo (and I think there's a picture of Grandma up there, too!)!

If you can, leave a message in Tanner's guestbook. If not, leave one here for Stacy. She occasionally checks my blog if she's extremely bored and desperate for something to do. :)

Go, Tanner!!

3 comments:

Stacy said...: Aww...shucks. I come by all the time - I just can't get blogger to cooperate all the time to let me post!

Thank you - we're looking forward to celebrating with you guys soon!; February 27, 2007 9:24 PM
Anonymous said...: Congratulations to Tanner! Keep up the good work. I pray for all of Anthony's transplant friends and wish them well.

Grandma Betty Speyrer
(Laurie's Grandma); February 28, 2007 9:54 AM
Anonymous said...: Congratulations, Anthony, on the 3rd Anniversary of your liver transplant!! Congratulations Mark and Laurie and THANK YOU for being such good friends to Randy and Stacy and for all your wonderful comments on Tanner's website. They mean so much to us!!
We hope someday to meet you all, but until then, God bless and keep you all safe!!!
Much Love, Tanner's Gma; March 13, 2007 2:13 PM

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About Biliary Atresia

Biliary atresia is a progressive inflammatory process that begins very soon after birth. In the most common form, called extrahepatic biliary atresia, the delicate ducts outside the liver are affected first. White blood cells invade the ducts, which become damaged and may whither or completely disappear. Bile is trapped inside the liver and rapidly causes damage and scarring to the liver cells. Further scarring of the liver tissue may result in cirrhosis.

On average, there is one case of biliary atresia out of every 15,000 live births. Females are affected slightly more often than males. In the United States, approximately 300 new cases are diagnosed each year.

The cause of biliary atresia is unknown. Auto-immune mechanisms may be partly responsible for the progressive process that takes place. Recent research suggests that a viral infection in susceptible infants could result in biliary atresia. About 10% of cases have other associated congenital defects in the heart, blood vessels, intestine, or spleen.

Although the cause is uncertain, it is known that biliary atresia affects only newborns; it is not hereditary; it is not contagious; and it is not preventable.

A surgical procedure called the Kasai (hepatoportoenterostomy) can be performed in hopes of saving the liver. With the Kasai, the liver is connected directly to the small intestine, circumventing the gall bladder. The Kasai is usually successful in 1/3 of cases, while the other 2/3 result in the need for a liver transplant. Anthony's team of doctors were unable to diagnose Anthony with biliary atresia, and the Kasai was never performed. We learned after his transplant that the Kasai would never have worked, and we would have traveled the same road to transplant.

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

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