Health & Medicine
Mom's Sacrafice To Son Saved Her Life: Here's Why
Kathleen Lees
First Posted: Nov 12, 2015 09:36 PM EST
Kerri Evensen of Wisconsin was going through a series of tests so that she could potentially donate a portion of her liver to her 4-year-old-son, who suffers from alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency--a rare liver disease in which the organ fails to create a key enzyme.
While looking at an MRI of her liver, health officials found an aneurysm near her kidney even though Evensen had not had any symptoms regarding the problem.
"[T]he aneurysm could have burst and could have been severely life-threatening," said her husband Tom, via ABC News. An aneurysm takes place when a blood vessel balloons due to weakness in the vessel.
Fortunately, health officials were able to treat the aneurysm via surgery so that she can now be considered again for liver donation.
"I know I would never had done any other test to find this aneurysm in time," Evensen said, via ABC affiliate WKOW-TV in Madison. "So he absolutely 100 percent saved my life, by checking ... to save his life."
Her son's condition makes it hard for him to control his blood sugar, which causes his liver and spleen to become enlarged. Because of this, Auden can only be active for a short period before he becomes overheated and gets a fever.
If you'd like to help this family, click on their GoFundMe page to aid in financial assistance.
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First Posted: Nov 12, 2015 09:36 PM EST
Kerri Evensen of Wisconsin was going through a series of tests so that she could potentially donate a portion of her liver to her 4-year-old-son, who suffers from alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency--a rare liver disease in which the organ fails to create a key enzyme.
While looking at an MRI of her liver, health officials found an aneurysm near her kidney even though Evensen had not had any symptoms regarding the problem.
"[T]he aneurysm could have burst and could have been severely life-threatening," said her husband Tom, via ABC News. An aneurysm takes place when a blood vessel balloons due to weakness in the vessel.
Fortunately, health officials were able to treat the aneurysm via surgery so that she can now be considered again for liver donation.
"I know I would never had done any other test to find this aneurysm in time," Evensen said, via ABC affiliate WKOW-TV in Madison. "So he absolutely 100 percent saved my life, by checking ... to save his life."
Her son's condition makes it hard for him to control his blood sugar, which causes his liver and spleen to become enlarged. Because of this, Auden can only be active for a short period before he becomes overheated and gets a fever.
If you'd like to help this family, click on their GoFundMe page to aid in financial assistance.
Related Articles
Parkinson's Disease: Could A Drug For Liver Disease Slow Its Progression?
For more great science stories and general news, please visit our sister site, Headlines and Global News (HNGN).
See Now: NASA's Juno Spacecraft's Rendezvous With Jupiter's Mammoth Cyclone