Dangerous information for Swamp Folks followers. Troy Landry has shared a heartbreaking replace on his grandson, Crue, and his battle with end-stage liver illness.
“Poor child been on the transplant checklist for 2 months now. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏,” he wrote on Fb on Thursday, March 6.
Landry shared a video of Crue as he sat on a sofa with a bib on and smiled for the digital camera because the particular person filming will need to have mentioned one thing to him. There was no sound on the video.
“He has his paw paw’s coronary heart,” he wrote within the feedback of the put up.
Landry’s followers left constructive feedback and their very own tales with liver transplants within the feedback.
Crue is the son of Brandon Hotard, Troy’s stepson. Brandon is married to Sheli Hotard. Landry additionally shares his two sons, Chase and Jacob, together with his spouse Bernita. On February 6, he shared Crue’s prognosis with the general public.
“With respect to my son Brandon and his household, we haven’t made it very public with what’s occurring together with his little child boy Crue’s well being,” he wrote. “However they’ve determined it’s time to share his story to assist elevate consciousness that ORGAN DONORS ARE TRUE HEROES!! They save many lives each single day, and generally it’s even little infants resembling Crue.”
“Assertion from Crue’s household: Crue was born with a liver illness generally known as Biliary Atresia. After a failed corrective process, his illness has now sadly progressed into end-stage liver illness, which requires a liver transplant earlier than the liver utterly fails,” the put up continued.
Biliary Atresia is a uncommon liver illness that impacts infants, sometimes inside the first few weeks of life. It happens when the bile ducts are absent, blocked, or severely narrowed. It could result in scarring, liver harm, and eventual liver failure if left untreated.
The assertion went on to say {that a} liver transplant will not be a remedy, however it’s a life-long remedy. The Landry household shared a hyperlink for individuals to donate to, which they mentioned would cowl something that’s left after insurance coverage. The household additionally shares updates about Crue on the web site.
The final replace was on February 23. They shared that on February 6, Crue had been referred to as to the hospital for a liver transplant. Nevertheless, as soon as they obtained there, the liver was deemed not the best dimension match, and Crue couldn’t obtain it.
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