“I had a fever. I had to take medicines. I thought I would get better. I didn’t. Now I am afraid to close my eyes. I might not wake up.”10-year-old Abinaya was in hospital scrubs for her birthday, unable to eat cake, or even get off the bed to wear her birthday dress. She is fighting end-stage liver disease where her liver is almost entirely, irreversibly scarred. With over 80% damaged cells, Abinaya’s liver is unable to get rid of the toxins in her body. She needs a new organ at the earliest without which she will succumb to the disease.They never thought a fever would put her on the deathbed“Did you know that liver is called liver because you cannot live without it. It is life-giving and even regenerates on its own, unlike any other organ. My teacher told me when we first started human biology.” Abinaya had read all about jaundice. When her skin, eyes, and urine turned yellow, she knew what was happening. To make things worse, Abinaya was unable to eat and felt queasy
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