Michael and Johanne Wagner adopted their twin Vietnamese daughters in 2012 and are now facing a painful dilemma. Both of their girls need liver transplants, but Michael can only donate to one. So they’re putting the call out to the Internet in an attempt to find a live liver donor for their daughter.
Michael and Johanne are parents to nine kids, and all of their adventures are documented in their blog, One More Potato in the Pot. They had five children naturally, then looked to adopt, and along came their girls.
Binh and Phuoc Wagner, the 3-year-old twins, have Alagille syndrome, which causes bile duct abnormalities in the liver. The parents adopted their daughters knowing that they might face medical issues and are now going full-force when it comes to finding the right donor.
They’ve created a Facebook fan page, Liver Transplants for Our Vietnamese Twin Girls, and already have more than 6,000 likes.
“We need people to come forward, people who are willing to be assessed to be live liver donors,” said mom Johanne to CBC News in Ottawa. “Things could turn around very quickly on us, and their condition could get worse.”
They’ve put a call-out for any possible donors and have included the following requirements:
A potential live liver donor must:
1) be older than 18 years of age and younger than 60 years of age;
2) be in good overall health and physical condition;
3) have a compatible blood type: A or O (rhesus factor + or – does not matter);
4) have a BMI of less than 35 to be worked up for consideration and no greater than 32 at the time of surgery (transplant).
Work up takes 3-4 days in Toronto. At the time of surgery, donor can expect to be in hospital for 5-10 days. The donor can expect to be off work for about 6 weeks. The donor’s liver will regenerate and regrow to its original size within 6-8 weeks.
Awww! What a sad story. I can imagine what the parents are facing especially when they can only donate to 1. I pray they find a donor soonest. God bless and keep you both
I pray they find one soon. Please dear God save your children
God will bring a special donor 4 d second baby IJN. It Is well
So sad. I pray dey find one soon
It’s a pity. God pls com to their aid n provide n connect dem with a live liver donor, Amen
So sad
May God give them a donor soon.too tourchy
Heartbreaking!!!
It a pity God pls save ur children
hmmmmm God save them oooh
God have mercy and help them find the right donor
Ehya! So sad…pls God come to their aid.
Sad. Lord help them
Oh my God, just wish I can . God please help thy children.
Eh yah! I pray they find a donor soon
This so heartbreaking. This is what I term as true love. To think that they are not even their biological children
So sad may God see them through
So sorry d Lord ll look @ there kindheart and make way for them.It is well with those children.
Lord pls send a donor to them and wipe away their tears. Amen
May God see them through.
So touching. A donor is on the way IJN
Sad. May God send them donor in Jesus name.
I pray they find a donor soon. Amen
Who should be saved now with the available kidney?….Its so heartbreaking
The love of a parent. Wish them the best
God ll Make a way for them
I pray GOD send them a donor quickly
God is the ultimate healer and He will definitely send help from above.
What a wonderful parents God wil provide a donor He will make a way
So sad, I pray they fine donor very soon
Oh what rare love.I pray they find a compatible donor IJN
So adorable..funny I used to dream of adopting an asian baby. They definitely will get a donor,I’m positive about that.
So sad.! I pray they get a donor fast enough.
Awww! What a sad story. I can imagine what the parents are facing especially when they can only donate to 1. I pray they find a donor soonest. God bless and keep you both
I pray they find one soon. Please dear God save your children
God will bring a special donor 4 d second baby IJN. It Is well
So sad. I pray dey find one soon
It’s a pity. God pls com to their aid n provide n connect dem with a live liver donor, Amen
So sad
May God give them a donor soon.too tourchy
Heartbreaking!!!
It a pity God pls save ur children
hmmmmm God save them oooh
God have mercy and help them find the right donor
Ehya! So sad…pls God come to their aid.
Sad. Lord help them
Oh my God, just wish I can . God please help thy children.
Eh yah! I pray they find a donor soon
This so heartbreaking. This is what I term as true love. To think that they are not even their biological children
So sad may God see them through
So sorry d Lord ll look @ there kindheart and make way for them.It is well with those children.
Lord pls send a donor to them and wipe away their tears. Amen
May God see them through.
So touching. A donor is on the way IJN
Sad. May God send them donor in Jesus name.
I pray they find a donor soon. Amen
Who should be saved now with the available kidney?….Its so heartbreaking
The love of a parent. Wish them the best
God ll Make a way for them
I pray GOD send them a donor quickly
God is the ultimate healer and He will definitely send help from above.
What a wonderful parents God wil provide a donor He will make a way
So sad, I pray they fine donor very soon
Oh what rare love.I pray they find a compatible donor IJN
So adorable..funny I used to dream of adopting an asian baby. They definitely will get a donor,I’m positive about that.
Poor kids.l pray they find someone
I wish them well