The 2-year-old whisked away to Chicago by FedEx plane for a transplant surgery Thursday is recovering.
“Brooklyn is out of surgery and it was very successful!” according to an update posted Friday on the Children’s Organ Transplant Association’s website.
Brooklyn Faris has Alagille Syndrome, which prevents the liver from properly eliminating wastes from the bloodstream. A liver became available for her Wednesday afternoon, but a snow storm canceled flights to Chicago. If she couldn’t make it to Chicago by Thursday morning, doctors told the family, they’d have to give the liver to someone else.
FedEx stepped in and flew the family to Chicago on one of its smaller, non-cargo jets. The family arrived in town shortly after 9 that night and in time for the surgery Thursday.
“She still has a long road of healing in front of her, but today we celebrate that she has received this HUGE gift,” the update said. “We celebrate the spark in Brooklyn’s eyes and her fight to live!
“We celebrate the doctors at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago who have gone above and beyond. We celebrate MEMPHIS and the glow of love and generosity that beams out of this place. We celebrate FedEx being literal heroes to the Faris family. We celebrate every person who has heard B’s story and asked, ‘What can I do?’. We celebrate every person who has prayed and cried and donated and shown up for Brooklyn is such a mighty way. God is love… and love is surrounding Brooklyn every step of the way.”
Family friends continue to raise money for the family, including trying to raise $75,000 to help offset the bills for Brooklyn’s transplant. Shortly after noon Friday, nearly $35,000 had been raised toward that goal, according to the transplant association’s website.
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