Carissa's Liver Donation Journey to help save Ezra

Hi! My name is Carissa! I have decided to donate a portion of my liver to a special little guy named Ezra with end stage liver disease. I met Ezra through my preschool teaching job at Precious People Daycare! I have been through all of the testing/evaluation process and was finally approved by the medical board to be Ezra’s liver donor. A perfect match!

Unfortunately, his transplant team is in New York City which means there’s a lot of expensive travel involved. I am looking to raise money for flights, food, lodging and other travel expenses for me and my caregivers that will be there with me helping me through the process. I will be living in NYC about a month before the medical team will assess my ability to come home. During that time my caregivers (mom and aunt) will be switching out with each other to watch me. Once I am home I will have to travel back to NYC for multiple check ups to make sure my liver is regrowing properly! Therefore, any kind of donation would help! Thank you!

I also highly encourage other people to step out of your comfort zone and put yourself on a living donor list! There are thousands of people in need of livers and kidneys and you never know who’s life you’ll be changing!