Live Donor Liver Transplant

A MILL PARK dad will give his son the greatest Christmas gift when he donates part of his liver to save the little boy’s life.

Walter Wailes, aged 10 months, has been on the transplant waiting list for four months and the marathon procedure is booked in for a few days before Christmas.

It’s the miracle Walter’s dad Evan, mum Jessica and sister Luelle have been waiting for.

The operation to split a liver has been done only twice in Australia, and Mr Wailes will be the first father to donate part of his liver to his child in the country.

Surgeons will work for at least eight hours at the Austin Hospital to remove the left, smaller side of Mr Wailes’ liver before it is transported to The Royal Childrens Hospital where doctors will work for more than 12 hours to fit it into little Walter’s body.

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