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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Social media is everywhere. Now one Grand Rapids woman is using it in hopes of saving her life.
Katie Butler was born with Hepatitis C and has used Facebook videos to document her journey in and out of the hospital.
She’s not considered sick enough to be placed high on the donor list though. Thursday doctors told her she scores at a 19 out of 40. Patients who place at 40 have 90 days to live, but those who fall in the middle often don’t get their transplant in time, she said.
Because of that Butler is praying someone who is alive and healthy can give her a portion of their liver — and save her life.
“You can die or live and I want to choose to live, so I won’t stop fighting on finding somebody until the very end,” Butler said.
Butler says those interested in going through the testing process can call the Henry Ford Transplant Institute at 313.916.1269. You must have Type O Positive or Type O Negative blood in order to be a match for Butler.
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