Just 3 years old, Luca Salcone of Folsom has already had a run of health issues from diabetes to infantile spasms to a liver transplant. Now, to celebrate Luca’s survival, his parents will be on a run themselves on May 5 to raise money and awareness for organ donations.
Luca’s journey began at just 2 months old when he was among one of the youngest patients in Sacramento to be diagnosed with neonatal diabetes, better known as type 1 diabetes. Just four months later, Luca developed infantile spasms, a rare epilepsy disorder, which if not detected and treated right away could lead to brain damage.
With his infantile spasms and diabetes under control, his parents’ joy was short-lived when they received the devastating news the following year that Luca was in need of a liver transplant.
It began on Dec. 4, 2010, when Luca came down with a sudden illness and was rushed to the ICU at Sutter Memorial Hospital. Lehman Black, M.D., determined Luca’s liver enzymes were sky-high and had Luca airlifted to Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University. Once at Stanford, Luca’s conditioned worsened and doctors diagnosed him with liver failure and immediately placed Luca at the top of the national organ donors list. As baby Luca’s condition worsened by each passing hour, the Salcones received the news they were waiting for– a liver match had been found just in time.
Read more: http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/67064/Folsom_Toddler_Thrives_After_LifeSaving_Liver_Transplant
Luca’s journey began at just 2 months old when he was among one of the youngest patients in Sacramento to be diagnosed with neonatal diabetes, better known as type 1 diabetes. Just four months later, Luca developed infantile spasms, a rare epilepsy disorder, which if not detected and treated right away could lead to brain damage.
With his infantile spasms and diabetes under control, his parents’ joy was short-lived when they received the devastating news the following year that Luca was in need of a liver transplant.
It began on Dec. 4, 2010, when Luca came down with a sudden illness and was rushed to the ICU at Sutter Memorial Hospital. Lehman Black, M.D., determined Luca’s liver enzymes were sky-high and had Luca airlifted to Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University. Once at Stanford, Luca’s conditioned worsened and doctors diagnosed him with liver failure and immediately placed Luca at the top of the national organ donors list. As baby Luca’s condition worsened by each passing hour, the Salcones received the news they were waiting for– a liver match had been found just in time.
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