A brother’s living organ donation saves sibling’s life 

Jared was only two years old when he went into acute liver failure. After being admitted to Children’s Hospital Colorado, he was quickly put on a transplant list. With the severity of Jared’s liver failure, he needed a transplant almost immediately, and no liver was available. Fortunately, Jared was a great candidate for a living donor liver transplant. Jared’s older brother, Luis, was a match to donate and stepped up to be a living donor, saving Jared’s life. Since Jared was a toddler, Luis only needed to donate a small portion of his liver, and for both Jared and Luis, their organs regenerated to the correct size over the following few weeks. Within just a few days of surgery, Jared was feeling better and ready to enjoy life as a toddler again. Luis is incredibly grateful to have helped save his brother’s life and would do it again in a heartbeat.