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My name is Gavin. I am 11 months old. I was born with a genetic disorder called Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency that caused my liver to go into failure. I was misdiagnosed for 3 months and underwent emergency surgery before they found out what was wrong. I am on the Organ Donation List and am waiting for my "gift of life" so I can have a liver transplant. You can read about my story by clicking {here}. Thank you for visiting my online journal!

*It is our deepest sorrow to inform you that Gavin passed away while waiting to receive a liver transplant. He was only 14 days away from his 1st birthday. Please, if you haven't already, sign up to be a registered organ donor today and talk to your loved ones about your wishes: http://www.donatelife.net/. Thank you all so much for your love and support during this last year.

{ This is my family }

{ This is my family }

{ A Mother's Plea }

If you only read one thing on this website, let it be {this}.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Generosity

I am sitting here with tears streaming down my face. My aunt just called me and said that 3 different people she works with have offered to donate items for a silent auction in Gavin's honor(which is in the works)...and one person in particular donated several, beautiful, large items. I don't really want to go into details just yet...but I am so thankful, so awestruck.

Its barely been a week since we went to UCLA to have Gavin put on the transplant list, and every single day there are more people who come forward to help him ...people we've never met, people who have heard only a few details of our situation, people with their own stories and trials, and yet they have given so much of themselves for our little boy. I'll go into details later...but for now I just had to share these feelings.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Once again, I am blown away by the generosity of others. This morning I was feeling so down, and now...let's just say I am humbled.

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