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A man’s Facebook advocacy for a liver donor drew the attention of a knowledge of the school to whom he had not spoken for 20 years.
In April 2024, after suffering a loss of appetite and lost 15 pounds in a month, Steven Register, 42, was diagnosed with Stade 4 colon cancer,, According to the SWNS news agency.
The doctors told the former MLB launcher – who played for the Rockies of Colorado in 2008 and the Philadelphia Phillies in 2009 – that a liver transplant was probably his best chance of survival.
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“When we met the doctors for the first time, they gave me a year and a half to live for a year,” said register, adding that he and his wife, Beth, immediately started looking for options.
The couple has traveled from Auburn, Alabama, MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, where you look has undergone surgery For a temporary stoma bag and started chemotherapy, according to the SWNS report.
“When we met the doctors for the first time, they gave me a year and a half to live a year,” said Steven Register, shown above with his wife, Beth. (Swns)
The liver resection plans were canceled when the doctors discovered that the tumors were too large, which led the couple to consider a transplant.
The register’s wife has created a Facebook group to search for a Living liver donorHoping that someone would manifest in time.
An unexpected volunteer
Kristin Johnston, a 40 -year -old preschool teacher from Roswell, in Georgia, saw the post and recognized the register as a former classmate of the school.
The two had met in 1999 at Shaw High School in Columbus, Georgia, but had not spoken for more than two decades.
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“It was so far off the left field,” said Register, who couldn’t believe it when Johnston volunteered to give part of his liver.
He added to Swns: “I haven’t seen her or spoke to her for more than 20 years, and for her to reach out like that, it was just supposed to be.”
Kristin Johnston, a 40-year preschool teacher from Roswell, in Georgia, showed above, saw the Facebook publication of Register and recognized him as a former classmate of the school. (Swns)
Johnston said she started by doing a quick online search for live liver gift And discovered that the compatibility of the blood group was the first step.
“I just sent him a message,” she said. “I said,” Hey, what is your blood group? “And he said:” I am a positive. “”
She replied: “Wait, it’s mine too”, and offered: “I will gladly give a lobe if I am a match.”
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Johnston was then authorized as a match and received confirmation for a significant day.
“I got the news from Good Friday, every day, which I was officially authorized as a liver donor,” she said.
Surgery and second chances
Surgery, which should take from 12 to 14 hours, will involve withdraw 70% from the Johnston liver and transplant it in the register, according to SWNS.
Its remaining liver and the given part regenerate over time, giving both a Second chance of health.
“I got the news from Good Friday, every day.”
“For her, she finally gives him the gift of life – for him, a really fresh start on this trip,” said Beth Register.
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Steven Register said he hoped that once I got my liver with all the tumor and cancer, I will be without cancer from there. “”
The register family – including children McKenzie (16), Blakely (14) and Brooks (8) – launched a fundraising on Sudatnow to help food, food and medical expenses.
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Johnston and her husband Cody, 38, a real estate developer, have three children – Sawyer (9), Teddy (7) and Dahlia (4).
Awareness and faith
Beth Register said that she hoped that the history of their family aware of the impact of organ living donation.
“Many people do not realize that live donations, whether for Fales or kidneysare even an option, “she said.
The register family – Steven, Beth and their three children, McKenzie (left midfielder), Blakely (Middle -right) and Brooks (before, center) – launched a fundraising on Sudatnow to help travel, food and medical spending. (Swns)
She added that Johnston had been altruistic from the start.
Families believe that fate has contributed to reconnecting them, by SWNS.
“We simply pray that God opens all the right doors and Kristin is the perfect donor for him.”
“We simply pray that God opens all the right doors and that Kristin is the perfect donor for him,” said Beth Register.
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“We just appreciate that she is ready to put her life on a break lengthen one’s life By many, many years. “”
