Israeli Infant Undergoes 6 Organ Transplant, Doing Well!
In the course of an extremely complex U.S. operation, six organs were transplanted into the tiny body of Israeli infant girl, Agam Ben-Old. The operation was labeled a success on Monday, after Agam fought for her life for ten days in the immediate aftermath of the operation. She received a new liver, large intestine, small intestine, pancreas, spleen and stomach. On Monday, Agam ate on her own for the first time, without an intravenous infusion. Amazing!
Thirteen-month-old Agam, from Be'er Sheva, was born with a rare defect that damaged her digestive system. Her parents underwent major fundraising efforts ahead of the trip, and Agam was flown a few weeks ago to Miami in preparation for the operation.
"When we got there, her condition had severely deteriorated and she was on the verge of death, but we had seen her in bad condition, and we knew she'd come out of it. The doctors don't know her, they don't know what a fighter she is, and we continued to sit next to her bed in optimism and not in tears," Tomer Ben-Old, Agam's father, told Army Radio. Tomer explained that his daughter was born with a nerve defect that prevented her digestive tract from functioning properly. Doctors did not believe Agam would live past the age of one, and her parents set out to raise money for an operation to prove them wrong. The procedure cost more than $1.5 million. Agam's parents said that while many organizations gave money, the bulk of the NIS 5 million they raised came from ordinary citizens.
from The Lekarev Report