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Paige Scott

Charles Scott Needs A LIVING Liver DONOR

Champions for Charlie: A Liver Transplant Journey

Charlie is my husband, he is my best friend and I cannot imagine a day without him by my side, step by step. We have known each other for eight years, but were recently married on May 1, 2021 in a very small ceremony surrounded by our family and filled with so much love. Charlie is not only a dedicated husband, he is also a proud and loving father to twins! Their names are Dominic and Nicole, and he loves them dearly, the way they can light up his face is pure joy. In addition to being a devoted family man, Charlie is a Navy veteran and as patriotic as they come. I truly admire his tenacity, warmth, honesty, and loyalty. Charlie is a one of a kind man, and I am blessed to know him.

Liver failure has turned our world, and Charlie's life upside down. Before liver failure, Charlie was always up for an adventure, and we had spent many days as a family soaking up the sun at the beach and enjoying a day out on his pontoon boat. He will do anything to make his children and me smile. However, since liver failure, I have watched my husband cancel family vacations, he has missed out on Dominic's rugby and football games and Nicole's bocce matches because he was too sick or too tired to attend them. Charlie also loves to garden, and he hasn't had the energy to tend to his vegetables, fruits, and herbs and has had to pass up on planting any. He and I loved attending sporting events, if we couldn't be there in person, we always watched them on TV together, however, since liver failure, Charlie is unable to stay awake long enough to watch the games with me. I have had to watch my husband trade the activities he loves for long, restless naps, and often week-long hospital stays.

A liver transplant would mean that Charlie, my husband, would get to watch his children continue to flourish, he would get to be there for their special games and special days. The twins are 18 and about to graduate high school. Dominic will be attending Kutztown University and hopes to play rugby while he is there. Nicole, has Angelman's Syndrome and will rely on Charlie to be there for her to help her with everyday tasks. Receiving a liver transplant means that Charlie will be able to enjoy being active and fit again, he will be able to enjoy his boat and taking me fishing. He will get to enjoy tending to his garden while I tend to the flower beds along side him.

My name is Paige, and I am trying to find a donor that can help give my husband the insurmountable gift of life. I am asking you for help. Please share Charlie's story, and help us identify a donor. If you think being a living donor might be right for you, please contact the Johns Hopkins Transplant Hospital and ask about a living donor evaluation. If you would like to help, but cannot be a living donor, sharing our story could help us find a match. Please share our story, if you have any questions please ask, if I don't know the answers, I will find someone that does. Thank you for coming along with us on this journey.

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If you are considering being a living donor please use links below to contact Charles Scott's Transplant Center. Begin by completing the donor questionnaire

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Share the Importance of Living Donation

Liver transplantation has been a successful treatment and standard of care for end-stage liver disease since the early 1980s.

Technical advancements in liver surgery, as well as the liver's tremendous ability to regenerate, have made living donor liver transplantation a life-saving reality.

There are currently 120,000 people waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant in the U.S. Of these, 15,000 await liver transplants.

Although more than 6,000 liver transplants were performed last year, over 1,700 patients died while waiting on the list.

Deceased donor livers are allocated to patients based on how sick they are, determined by their MELD score, where sicker patients receive priority.

Living donation offers patients the option of transplant before they get very sick--regardless of MELD score--significantly decreasing the time they wait for a liver.

Living donation not only saves the life of the recipient; it also frees up a liver for a patient on the waiting list who does not have that option.

The Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) and Pediatric End-Stage Liver Disease (PELD) are numerical, objective scales that allocate available livers to the sickest patients. Patients move up the list as their scores increase.

The first living donor liver transplant took place in 1988. Since then, living donors have continued giving the gift of life and making a difference.

When a recipient has a living donor, the wait time for transplant is shorter and the transplant can be scheduled in advanced when the recipient is in good health and when it is convenient for both the donor and the recipient.

Financial burdens shouldn’t prevent the gift of life. The National Living Donor Assistance Center (NLDAC) can offer financial support for living donor travel expenses.

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