Kris Chung has become part of Binh and Phuoc Wagner’s lives after he donated part of his liver to Binh. Steve Russell / Toronto Star ) Order this photoKidneys for the famous; livers for the cute and compelling — in the age of social media, should hospitals let patients campaign for their own organ donors when hundreds die waiting for transplants each year? “It does raise awareness for organ donorship in general, and we currently have a severe shortage of organ donors everywhere in the country,” he said. Hamar said that both cases removed someone from the recipient waiting list with organs that wouldn’t have otherwise been in the pool. Two other children, for example, received liver transplants from people who signed up to donate to Binh Wagner.

Source: thestar October 23, 2016 09:56 UTC