Our Story
As many of you know, Lucy was born with a rare liver disease, biliary atresia, and as a result, her bile ducts never formed properly. She had surgery in June to try to prolong the life of her native liver. Unfortunately, her disease progressed faster than we anticipated and Lucy needs a new liver. We are scared, but also very hopeful. We feel fortunate to live in a city where...
Continue Reading »Lucy McGrath
Chicago, IL
Transplant Type: Liver
Transplant Status: Transplanted
Goal: $50,000.00
Raised: $20,345 of $50,000 goal
Raised by 22 contributors
Updates
Lucy is 1 Year Post Transplant!
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We made it... one year since Lucy’s liver transplant- and we have the most amazing little girl! In the past year, Lucy celebrated her first birthday, saw her... Continue Reading »
National Biliary Atresia Awareness Day
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December 1st was National Biliary Atresia Awareness Day! Before Lucy was born, we had never heard of biliary atresia, and we knew about as much about the liver... Continue Reading »
Lucy Celebrates 4 Months Post-Op!
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Lucy was 4 months post transplant on Tuesday! She has been doing incredibly well - growing and turning into a curious and mischievous toddler! We are so incredibly... Continue Reading »
Lucy Keeps Marking Milestones!
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Yesterday was a big milestone for Lucy - we are officially three months post-transplant! Lucy is doing well and her labs are looking great, so we get to... Continue Reading »
Lucy Refuses To Be Held Back!
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44 days post transplant...!! Nothing going to hold me back! #DonateLife Continue Reading »
Lucy Makes Great Progress!
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April 2nd is a big milestone for Lucy- one month post transplant! Her recovery is going well and we are amazed by how much energy she has with... Continue Reading »
Lucy Gets Discharged!
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It’s discharge day!! We are out of here! Next step is Ronald McDonald House for a while, likely a few weeks. Even though we are being discharged, Lucy... Continue Reading »
Lucy Eats a Cupcake!
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Hard to believe Lucy is just a little more than a week post transplant. She has regained so much energy and is back to sitting on her own... Continue Reading »
Lucy Moves On Up!
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Just a week after transplant and Lucy is Moving On Up to the 20th (GI) floor! The view on the 20th floor is similar to the view on... Continue Reading »