Transplants for two: Twins get new livers to treat rare disease
Monday, January 9, 2012 - 09:02
in Health & Medicine
In a small room at Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital, Megan and Ricky Gonzales each held one hand of their daughter Sophia, comforting her as she recovered from a Nov. 8 liver transplant. Near Sophias crib, her identical twin, Charlotte, babbled happily in the girls double stroller. Charlotte was waiting her turn which came Nov. 27 for her own liver transplant to treat the metabolic disease that nearly killed both girls as newborns.