Runescape Causes Liver Failure
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A Gift of Love, and Life-Mayo Clinic
Many people can relate to making some type of sacrifice for the one they love. For some, its a move far away from family and friends. For others, its changing jobs or schools to be closer to their beloved. For 46 year-old Don Schwabe from Boise, Idaho, it was giving of himself in a way he had never imagined. Three years ago at the age of 37, Dons wife Heather Schwabe was diagnosed with primary sclerosing cholangitis, a chronic liver disease caused by progressive inflammation and scarring of the bile ducts in the liver. The cause is unknown but often the diagnosis is linked to a prior diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease. Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) leads to liver damage and, eventually, liver failure. Liver transplant is the only known cure. The time from first diagnosis to liver transplant is 12 to 18 years, on average. Known for her eternal optimism, Heather tried not to think about the eventual and perhaps inevitable need for a liver transplant. That need came much sooner than anyone would have expected when Heather was diagnosed with bile duct cancer, a known complication of PSC, in July 2009. Her doctors in Seattle delivered the news, along with a recommendation and referral to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Within two weeks, Heather and Don arrived at Mayo Clinic and began learning the implications and treatment options for Heathers disease. It was quickly determined that, in addition to undergoing chemotherapy treatment for her bile duct cancer ...
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