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Recently
the media reported on the plight of Lidia Sorbara, a Toronto area
woman in need of a liver transplant. Thanks to a public
campaign spearheaded by the group Step By Step, a matching donor was
found for her within a week.
But there are others still in Lidia’s position.
Another Toronto woman now needs a new liver. Her name is
Rosanna Anderson (nee Mancuso), and she is
the mother of three children. Unfortunately her immediate
family members were tested and proved to be incompatible as potential
donors. However someone in the wider community might yet
qualify to donate part of a liver to Rosanna. If you are
interested in helping Ms. Anderson, are between the ages of 18
and 60, have type ‘O’ blood, and are in good health, please
contact Cailin
MacLeod, Toronto General Hospital 416-340-4800 ext. 7594 at the
Living Donor Liver Transplant Program.
You may also contact Canadian Blood Services at 1-888-2 DONATE
(1-888-236-6283) or go to www.onematch.ca
for more information. Remember: Rosanna could be your mother,
sister or daughter one day.
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