Alexis Marie was born January 2003.   She was a healthy looking baby until she was 8 weeks old when she became jaundiced really badly. So the doctors did some test and diagnosed her with biliary atresia. They put her on the list to have a transplant. We got transferred to a new doctor at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC. Alexis was doing well.  Even though the jaundice got worse she didn't have any problems. We were going to Duke for monthly checkups but she never got hospitalized.  

In August of 2003, the doctors told me that I could be her donor so they sent me through months of testing to see if I was the perfect match. In November of 2003, we got the phone call saying I was a perfect match!  So on November 19, 2003 we went to Duke and starting getting ready for the surgery.  Alexis was 10 months old now and on November 20, 2003 we were both getting ready to go in the operating room.   Alexis was only 16 lbs and she was weak so I was really worried about the surgery. We both came out of surgery and it was a success. We were in the hospital for 2 months and we got to go home on her 1st birthday.

The doctors say she is doing well and everything is beautiful. She is 2 1/2 now and she is up to 40lbs and 3 1/2 ft tall so they are very pleased with her. We have to go to the doctor once a  a month for checkups, but hopefully if everything continues to go well we will be able to move up to every 6 weeks instead of every 4 weeks. I think everything will be well.  We just continue to pray that God will keep her healthy and strong.