Community rallies together for Westmoreland County man in need of liver donation

>> THE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS IN THIS MOUNT PLEASANT YARD – ASKING FOR A MIRACLE FOR AL JAWORSKI. >> THE DOCTOR TOLD US THAT IT WAS NECESSARY FOR HIM TO HAVE A LIVER TRANSPLANT, AND IF HE DIDN’T HAVE ONE HIS CHANCES FOR SURVIVAL WAS ONLY FOUR TO SIX MONTHS. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID AT CHRISTMASTIME I WAS JUST DEVASTATED TO HEAR THAT NEWS. >> HE HAS NON-ALCOHOLIC CIRRHOSIS. HIS WIFE WENT TO FACEBOOK. ASHELY COTTONE – WHO OWNS A SIGN SHOP – MADE THIS. >> SO FAR IT IS BEEN A PRETTY GOOD RESPONSE. I KNOW SHE’S HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE CONTACT HER AND STATING THAT THEY’RE GOING TO REGISTER ON THE LIVING DONOR WEBSITE ON UPMC, SO I THINK THAT WE HAVE DEFINITELY GOTTEN A LOT OF ATTENTION AND I FEEL PRETTY HOPEFUL AT THIS POINT THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO FIND A MATCH, THAT WE’VE REACHED THAT ONE PERSON THAT WOULD WORK FOR HIM. >> SHANNON HUTTER CAN’T GIVE AL PART OF HER LIVER – BUT SHE CAN GIVE HIM PART OF HER YARD. >> I’M AN ORGAN DONOR, I DONATED MY LIVER IN 2018, SO UNFORTUNATELY I CANNOT DO THAT AGAIN, BUT I’M A HUGE ADVOCATE – I WANT PEOPLE TO SEE THAT YOU CAN DONATE YOUR LIVER, I DONATED MY KIDNEY AS WELL, AND I’M IN GREAT HEALTH. >> KATHLEEN IS THANKFUL FOR ALL THE HELP AND WANTS YOU TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE LOVE OF HER LIFE. >> HE’S GOT A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR, HE LOVES TO COLLECT TOY TRAINS AND BASEBALL CARDS, HE LIKES TO WATCH SPORTS, HE LOVES TO LISTEN TO POLKAS, ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAYS, HE LOVES GOOD POLISH FOOD, HE LOVES GOD HE’S A VERY GOOD FAMILY MAN. >> AND THEY ARE STILL WAITING AL , AND ABOUT 15-THOUSAND OTHER AMERICANS ARE WAITING FOR A LIVING LIVER DONOR RIGHT NOW. IF YOU WANT TO JOIN THE REGISTRY – TO SEE IF YOU CAN DONATE – WE POSTED A LINK TO THE UPMC LIVING DONOR REGISTRY ON WTAE.C

Neighborhood rallies collectively for Westmoreland County man in want of liver donation

Neighbor provided up her garden on well-traveled road to construct signal looking for donor

Up to date: 10:40 AM EST Dec 24, 2019

Al Jaworski continues to be ready for a liver donor, however he has already obtained loads of different assist from his neighborhood. Watch the complete story within the video participant above. 5 years in the past, docs identified him with non-alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver, and his well being is deteriorating. A Fb plea on Throughout Westmoreland’s web page helped unfold the phrase, which led to an indication store constructing an enormous colourful discover that mentioned he might use a donor with “O+” blood kind, the most typical kind, to think about a dwelling donor transplant.One other neighbor provided up her garden on a well-traveled road to construct the signal. Jaworski continues to be ready for a donor. Go to livingdonorreg.upmc.com to affix the dwelling donor registry.

Al Jaworski continues to be ready for a liver donor, however he has already obtained loads of different assist from his neighborhood.

Watch the complete story within the video participant above.

5 years in the past, docs identified him with non-alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver, and his well being is deteriorating.

A Fb plea on Throughout Westmoreland’s web page helped unfold the phrase, which led to an indication store constructing an enormous colourful discover that mentioned he might use a donor with “O+” blood kind, the most typical kind, to think about a dwelling donor transplant.

One other neighbor provided up her garden on a well-traveled road to construct the signal.

Jaworski continues to be ready for a donor. Go to livingdonorreg.upmc.com to affix the dwelling donor registry.