In 1999, my wife Jodi donated a portion of her liver to the 1 year-old daughter of a childhood friend of hers. Joanna Sellman was born with biliary atresia, and she was going to die without a liver transplant. Her mother Kerri has severe asthma and was a poor surgical candidate. Her father Mark has the wrong blood-type. Her aunt Terri has a liver blood vessel that was too small. Jodi has the right blood type and found that her liver blood vessel was the right size. Jodi said she would have felt terrible if she didn't give young Joanna a chance. Today, Joanna is 11 years old and doing great!







Jodi wants all to know the importance organ donation has to our society. Below are links to articles and websites for more information about organ donation.