'I feel fortunate and blessed to give back to someone who gave me life,' said Abel Pineda, the 31-year-old Mayor of San Pablo.
"Manuel had what we call liver disease, fatty liver disease. He had a condition where the liver built up too much fat and got cirrhosis from that. And that's why he needed a liver transplant," said Dr. John Roberts with UCSF.
Manuel was put on a transplant list, but it was going to be a very long wait. Abel learned he could help. "I learned about being a living donor. Part of being a living donor is you get to expedite the process for someone to receive a transplant," said Abel."I started eating better. I started exercising more regularly," said Abel.In three months, Abel lost more than 50 pounds. And to get ready to receive an organ, Abel's father also lost weight.UCSF doctors say it took a lot of work. But an organ transplant was possible.
"AT UCSF, we do about 150 liver transplants every year and about 25 of those are from living donors. We think we could probably do more and we think we could save more lives if more people came forward and were able to donate," said Dr. Roberts. Manuel's surgery was a success. He's grateful for the team of doctors and surgeons at UCSF. And, he's grateful for his son's gift.
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