Jamie was 4 years old when she was diagnosed with Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (A1AD) and cirrhosis of the liver. Jamie’s liver disease steadily worsened until she received her liver transplant at the age of 7. Since her transplant there have been many clinic visits and bloods draws, but Jamie is happy to report that she has been hospitalized just twice during the past 11 years for rejection.

Jamie graduated from high school in 1997. She is attending college and pursuing her dream of a career working with transplant patients.