A news conference at the Hospital for Sick Children has been told that doctors have identified as many 7 possible liver donors for the second Wagner twin, Binh. They are working on refining the medical match and say they hope to do the transplant that will save the child’s life within about a month. At the news conference Joanne Wagner (inset) adoptive mother of the two Vietnamese children, offered a moving thank you to her husband for giving up part of his liver for the other twin, Phuoc. That operation occurred earlier this week and was pronounced successful for both parties by doctors this morning. Ms. Wagner said her husband is “my hero, the best man I know” for his act. The girls have a genetic disorder called Alagille syndrome. It affects their vital organs and is fatal without a transplant. The surgeries on Tuesday lasted 13 hours at the Toronto General Hospital and the Hospital for Sick Children.
