Carly was diagnosed with biliary atresia when she was 8 weeks old. The Kasai Procedure followed which, unfortunately, was unsuccessful. She also had umbilical hernia repair at the time of her Kasai.

She was placed on the transplant list at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, and after a 9 month wait, Carly received her gift of life when she was 14 1/2 months old. During her liver transplant, she also had an ilial cyst resected, her umbilical hernia repaired again, an appendectomy, and a cholecystectomy (she had the typical BA undeveloped gall bladder).

Carly's donor family will always hold a special place in our hearts. Without little Felicia's gift, we wouldn't have our spunky little 6-year-old here with us today. We are so blessed and have met our donor family and continue to keep in contact.  We also want to acknowledge all the donor families out there who chose to give the most precious gift that anyone could ever give.

Carly's doing great! She's our sunshine (and spitfire!).  She'll be in first grade in the fall of 2004.  She had a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy in the spring of 2004 because of sleep apnea.  She's severely allergic to dogs, cats...anything with dander.  She is showing some mild symptoms of learning disabilities that we are monitoring closely.  But other than that, she's down to only one med and enjoying life to the fullest!

We never know what the future holds, but we know we're here today, and we're enjoying every minute!