Check out this heartfelt story about a Bridgeport, Illinois man named Eduardo Camargo, who said he dropped more than 40 pounds in less than two months to donate his liver to his sick daughter.
ABC NEWS reports:
Camargo’s baby girl, Jazlyn, was diagnosed with biliary atresia right after she was born in April of 2012, a condition that occurs when the liver’s bile duct is blocked or absent. Without surgery, it can lead to liver failure and death.
Jazlyn had two surgeries to prevent liver failure, but her condition continued to worsen. When she was just 5 months old, doctors at North Western Memorial Hospital in Chicago told the family a liver transplant would be necessary to save their baby’s life.
“Right away I said it had to be me and not my wife,” Camargo said. “I have two other daughters and they need a mother more than they need a father.”
But the doctors told Camargo he couldn’t become a donor unless he lost weight. At 210 pounds, the 35-year-old was diagnosed with fatty liver disease. A common condition in people who are overweight or obese, the disease is characterized by an unhealthy buildup of fat tissue in the liver.
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