John and Christine: Bad News

Monday, September 22, 2008

Bad News

8 comments:

Carlene said...: I completely agree with John- see what the expert has to say. Christine, keep your "chin" (pun intended) up! :) You're stronger than you know. Stay positive- we're all thinking about you! Thanks for taking the the pic- it was so nice to see you smiling! Can't wait 'till you're up and about!; September 22, 2008 at 1:22 PM
Unknown said...: i hope you also brought your ds. i'd be bored just trying to catch up on all the k-drama.

take care and get well.; September 22, 2008 at 1:47 PM
Morrissey said...: stay positive and everything be a-ok. Christine my thoughts and prayers are with you every day! I can't wait to go running with you on the west side highway :); September 22, 2008 at 4:29 PM
SereNitee Dz said...: hey christine, I can't agree more with everyone here... you're stronger than you think you are, heck you gave me the strength to do what I can do right now. Keep smiling and hoping. >.< I miss you!; September 22, 2008 at 5:13 PM
McGuire said...: Christine, you are amazing! Continue to smile and stay positive each day. You are going to beat this - I know it! We love you!; September 22, 2008 at 6:45 PM
mtamanai said...: Dear Christine and John, You guys are amazing human being!! All my positive thoughts are on both of you all the time. I also agree with John and Carlene - it's good to see the PTC expert to get other view. They might have better idea. Best, Michiru :-); September 22, 2008 at 11:03 PM
Jim N. said...: keep your head up chris, you're doing great, bump in the road can't deter your unbelievable spirits.

thinking of you 200m away!; September 23, 2008 at 11:10 AM
Unknown said...: Christine - seek out all your options, leave no stone unturned. Your SooHoo side of the family cousins, aunts & uncles are all thinking of you, John and your family and wish you a speedy recovery. Please let any of us know if we can help.

Lawrence Goh Goh; September 23, 2008 at 1:37 PM

About Us

John and Christine's Story

Christine was born with Biliary Atresia as a baby on December 25, 1980 and she had a Kasai Procedure performed which allowed her liver to function normally until she turned 27 years old. In early 2008, She was diagnosed that her liver was failing and that she would need a new liver.

As luck goes, her husband, John was found to be a perfect match and the living Donor Operation was performed on August 14th, 2008. After the surgery, the doctor found out that Christine's old liver had Carcinoma (Cancer) and she would have eventually gotten liver cancer so she was medically cured of the "C" word.

Unfortunately, there has been some setbacks. Christine has had constant bile duct leaks that needed numerous procedures and metal stents to stop the bile leaks.

She recently felt some discomfort 6 months ago and it was discovered that the metal stents had mysteriously migrated from the bile ducts to her stomach. She was scheduled for surgery but was medically evacuated from NYU to Mount Sinai on Oct 29th, 2012 because of Hurricane Sandy.

After careful review, Mount Sinai informed us that her bile ducts are not currently flowing and connected correctly and that she will need a new liver transplant soon. Because of the high risk surgery, Mount Sinai feels that the safest way forward is to replace the faulty bile ducts with a new liver and remove the metal stents in one operation.

Christine was put on the Liver Donor List in November 2012 and she received a new liver on 27 December 2012. She has been recovering at Mount Sinai but she had a few complications that delayed her recovery.

She has just been released from the hospital on 18 January 2013 and is currently recuperating at home.

Thank you so much for checking up on us and we thank you all for your support throughout this delicate time.

John and Christine