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Haley walked down the hallway of the hospital to her daughter Adleigh’s room. It was the first time she would see her after four days. As she walked into the room, she looked at her daughter and immediately thought – We did it! And that they did. Just four days earlier; Haley was in the hospital herself to donate a portion of her liver to save her daughter’s life
When six-year-old Adleigh was an infant, she was diagnosed with bilary atresia, a congenital condition affecting her liver. At that time, Haley and her husband John were told their daughter may someday need a liver transplant. That someday would come five years later when Adleigh was put on the transplant list. When Haley and John learned about the living donor program available in Pittsburgh, they traveled 800 miles for Adleigh and Haley to be evaluated. After a week of intense evaluation, they headed back home to await the results.
“I just kept praying to be a match for my daughter,” said Haley.
Gratefully, they didn’t need to wait long to get the news they wanted to hear – mom was a match. “It was the greatest relief,” said Haley.
Once again making the 800 mile drive to Pittsburgh, the family got Adleigh checked into one hospital and got Haley situated at another. When the big day arrived, Haley went into surgery to have 40% of her liver removed while Adleigh was in another Operating Room across the city being prepped to receive it.
Both mom and daughter did exceptionally well. Expecting to be in the hospital for a week, Haley was released in days and overjoyed to be reunited with Adleigh. Adleigh was to be released in a month but joined her family after 15 days at the Ronald McDonald House where she spent the rest of her recovery.
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