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Transplant Girl Recovers as Gifts Reach Alyssa
CHICAGO AP Alyssa Smith the 22 month old who had the nation s first living donor liver transplant played with Christmas gifts from well wishers including Frank Sinatra Her father John Smith said people from all walks of life sent cards and gifts Frank Sinatra sent a doll The two girls Alyssa and Sarina Jones 16 months who also had a living donor liver transplant are recovering well at the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical but stable condition Their biliary atresia congenital defect was life threatening Alyssa s mother Teresa 29 an elementary school teacher provided the donor liver and was released from hospital two weeks ago
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