Baby Mark

Born on Mothers Day May 9, 2004--off to heaven on December 22, 2004 Baby Mark flew to heaven on December 22, 2004. We continue to maintain his website to help other families facing the same challenges that we did and spread Marky's message about the critical need for organ transplants for children and adults. I will only survive through the thought... fulness of someone who I'll probably never know, someone like you. It's terribly sad, but I need a Mom or a Dad who has just lost their precious baby to give me the gift of life through organ donation. Sometimes I find my mom crying and she tells me she's crying for the family of my future donor. We will never be able to thank them for their gift of life. Without a small intestine, none of us can absorb any nutrition into our bodies. So, I need a small intestine transplant so some day I can eat normally. Also, I need a liver transplant at the same time because, when you don't have a small intestine and you're on an IV for nutrition your liver starts failing too. Doctors haven't been able to figure out why that happens. Maybe someday when I grow up I'll figure it out. I need a kidney transplant because my kidney's have been damaged either from all of the antibiotics I've needed or decreased blood flow caused by my failing liver, the doctors just don't know. Until I get my new organs, my body gets food through a tube that goes directly into my blood stream. I also drink a bottle with formula like any other baby, so I can learn to eat through my mouth. But, the formula leaves my stomach through another tube.Read More