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(Chicago, Il.) - In the field of medicine, there are many things money can buy to help save a life, but a bodily organ is not one of them. For the people who need one, the only prescription is patience. But as one Irmo family will tell you, when your infant son's life hangs in the balance, waiting can be agony. When we first met the Beverly family last December, things did not look good. Their eight-month-old son Bryson, who was born with a bad liver only had about four to six months to live. Bryson wasn't even number one on the liver transplant list. But last month, his story took a dramatic turn. The Beverlies look at their son knowing what could have been, fully aware of what they were up against. Bryson's dad, Bryan, said, "We were definitely anxious." "I just kind of locked it out of my head that he was a sick baby," Bryson's mother, Kim, said. But, Kim and Bryan Beverly were the parents of a child whose liver did not work. "He was sick. He was very sick," Kim said. Bryson's doctor said the child had to have a liver transplant. Otherwise, Bryson might not live to see his first birthday. Bryan said, "His condition was starting to decline, you could tell. It loomed in the back of our minds that we were running out of time." "Of course, it was always in the back of my mind. You know, 'what if we don't get this call?'" Kim said. With their time running short, Kim and Bryan went looking for Bryson's miracle in the midwest. Specifically, Chicago, where they'd heard great things about the Children's Memorial Hospital. They got signed up on the transplant list there, they waited, and they prayed. "We knew this was the place to be when we came back from the evaluation," Bryan said, "We thought we had the best chance at this hospital." Even if it was 800 miles from Irmo to Chicago, Kim and Bryan went with their instincts. When the phone call came on a Tuesday night in early January, they realized their instincts had been right. "It was the best feeling when we got that call." A perfect match for Bryson was found. "I mean, I cried for the family that lost the loved one, but then again, I felt so blessed because Bryson got the gift of life," Kim said. "He's, you know, gonna have a chance. So it was just a rush of mixed emotions." All that remained was to make it through the transplant, a procedure which could present huge problems for the person getting the organ. Bryson was in and out very quickly. The new liver worked immediately, and the doctors have not found any complications since. Bryson's doctor, Dr. Alonso, said "He's really doing beautifully. The transplant was really uncomplicated, went very smoothly. He's been as much of a routine course as you could expect." Just two months after appearing discolored and bloated, the only reminder of Bryson's illness now is the scar on his belly that reminds his parents of their gift. Kim said, "Just hours after surgery, he was white and pink. It just happened so fast." "When I look at him, I think of all the things that he's gonna be, all the things he's gonna be able to do now," Bryan said. "This will benefit him somehow in the long run. he's gonna get something out of this."
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