Hepatitis C and a Living Donor Liver Transplant
Elaine suffered with hepatitis C for years before her doctors determined that a liver transplant was her best option. When she and her daughter, Meredith, heard about the living donor program at the Penn Transplant Institute, they decided to find out more about it.
Matching to Become a Living Donor
After going through numerous tests, doctors found that Meredith was a match. She did a lot of research to assess the risks involved in donating her liver and made preparations with her family. To prepare her young son and explain to him what was going on, she and Elaine wrote and illustrated a book, using a superheroes analogy.
In this video, Elaine and Meredith discuss their experiences at Penn, what it was like going through a live liver transplant and what was most helpful for them in the process.