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Hayes woman seeks liver donor

A Hayes woman has learned she needs a liver transplant and is reaching out to the public to find a suitable donor who can share part of their own liver with her. Tiffany Taylor has been dealing with liver disease since 2013 because of sclerosing cholangitis, a rare autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation, scarring, and the destruction of bile ducts inside and outside the liver. She said she had known that the condition would worsen over time, and after a liver stone got stuck in one of her bile ducts in October 2024, tests showed she had come to the point of being placed on the “ready to” list, which makes her a candidate for a transplant if something drastic happens, such as multiple hospitalizations and worsening symptoms. Over the past year and a half, Taylor has had three liver stones get stuck in bile ducts, causing intense pain, fevers and jaundice, and twice requiring an endoscopic procedure to remove the stone and put in place a stent that subsequently had to be removed. T...

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