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Kudos to MR Lim Kok Seng. He will be blessed. Being a recipient myself, exactly 4 years ago, I would say that it is indeed a new lease of life for those awaiting donation. The NOTU is sprucing up more on it's publicity to do such acts. Would you do it? Man, 54, is first in S’pore to donate his liver to stranger Mr Lim Kok Seng (left) is the first person in Singapore to donate part of his liver to a complete stranger — 16-year-old Lim Si Jia. Photo: Koh Mui Fong/TODAY BY ILIYAS JUANDA [email protected] PUBLISHED: 1:30 PM, JUNE 20, 2016 UPDATED: 11:56 PM, JUNE 20, 2016 SINGAPORE — A 16-year-old girl received a gift from someone she has never met: A liver transplant from Mr Lim Kok Seng, 54, who became the first donor in Singapore willing to give up part of his organ to a total stranger. And the first thing Mr Lim wanted to know when they finally met about three weeks ago was whether she was healthy. “At least then the pain from the surgery was worth it,” the security concierge said. Sixty per cent of Mr Lim’s liver was transplanted into Lim Si Jia, and the 10-hour surgery was performed by a team from the National University Hospital (NUH) on March 24. Usually, a living donor would know the recipient of his or her organs. For Mr Lim’s case, his non-directed liver donation meant that he did not specify the recipient and it could be donated to the neediest and most compatible patient on the national waiting list. Si Jia was diagnosed with glycogen storage disease at the age of eight. Her body lacked the enzymes to break down the body’s store of sugar and this could lead to accumulation of sugar in the liver, potentially resulting in cancerous tumours. Since her body could not metabolise properly, her growth is also affected. Unlike other children who snack on sweets and candies, Si Jia could not enjoy them due to her condition. She also had to drink a mixture of cornstarch and water every night without fail to ensure that her body has enough sugar supply while she sleeps. In 2012, she was placed on the waiting list and it was this February that she was told of Mr Lim’s compatible match. “I am really grateful and did not expect that the liver would come from a living donor,” Si Jia said, adding that she was “amazed” at Mr Lim’s courage in donating to a stranger. She and her family wanted to meet Mr Lim and the hospital arranged it. Madam Katherine Chong, 52, said that after the surgery, the first thing her daughter wanted was sweets. Right now, Si Jia takes a total of nine types of medication, which includes drugs to ensure that her body does not reject the liver. Although her condition is healthy, the girl had to defer a year of school for the surgery and recuperation. As early as 30 years ago, Mr Lim already committed to donate his organs in case of his accidental death. He was motivated after reading articles about victims of accidental deaths, who had signed up as organ donors. He registered himself at a Health Ministry roadshow in a shopping mall “way before (the Human Organ Transplant Act) came along”, Mr Lim recalled. In January 2015, he decided to sign up as a non-directed donor, because he thought that age was catching up with him. “Even if the creator God blesses me with long life... when you are above 60, complications do come in, in all forms, and if my liver is going to be damaged by medication — even if I had made a pledge — it may not be good anymore to help. That would be sad,” Mr Lim said. The death of a close friend, whose organs could not be used for donation due to their poor conditions two years ago, also encouraged him further to be a living donor. Mr Lim is healthy and his liver is expected to regenerate fully within three months after the surgery. Professor Quak Seng Hock, from the division of paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at NUH, who was taking care of Si Jia’s case, said that the girl could now have a better quality of life. “(She can) take part in more physical activities, which she had always wanted to but did not have the opportunity to do so,” he said.

Hi all, Can anyone advise how long more 1 can live when diagnose with last stage liver cancer? from what i heard it has spread to the breast and suspects that it has also spread to the bones.. they are gonna run some tests again on Wednesday.

Anyone has fatty liver diease? how do you cope with it? Can share how u overcome and improve ur liver enzyme reading?

liver-pok! [laugh]

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Bro and Sis... need your advice and suggessions