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Liver Transplant Stories

Read personal accounts from people who have received a living liver donor transplant, including how they found a living donor, what they experienced during their transplant journey, and how their transplant has changed their lives.

My Liver Transplant Story: Sydney Sullivan McGuire

Sydney Sullivan McGuire

My name is Sydney McGuire, and I am a 26-year-old wife and soon-to-be mom of two. When I was 12, I started having stomach pains and the doctors couldn’t figure out what it was.   My symptoms continued, and then one day I had blood in my urine, so my mom took me to the doctor. They did multiple tests and we found …