WATCH ABOVE: Binh Wagner is recovering in hospital after receiving a life-saving liver transplant. Allison Vuchnich has more on the twin toddlers remarkable story.
TORONTO – A three-year-old girl from Kingston, Ont., has received a liver transplant two months after her twin sister underwent the same surgery to combat a potentially fatal genetic disorder.
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A post on the Wagner family’s Facebook page says Binh received her “gift” from an anonymous donor, though the timing of the surgery is being kept secret to protect the donor’s privacy.
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Binh’s twin sister Phuoc returned home from hospital last month after receiving part of her father Michael Wagner’s liver.
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The girls suffer from Alagille syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects vital organs and can be fatal.
The family writes on Facebook that Binh is “recovering well, at her own pace,” despite experiencing “very different medical issues” than her sister.
Phuoc, meanwhile, has managed to sleep without her feeding pump.
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