Families have to find their own livers because of organ donor shortfall

About 400 children and 10,000 adults are waiting for liver transplants nationwide, said Amy Feldman, medical director of the liver transplant program at Children’s Hospital Colorado. On average, about 10% of babies and 5% of older children die before receiving a liver, she said. “For children, it’s especially difficult to find organs because they’re small,” Feldman said. “If we had enough organs, we could save all these kids.”