Danny Chats Episode 21 features special guest Aaron Jackson.
Aaron was born with Biliary Atresia which is a disease that affects the bile ducts and in 2017 he started to become ill, forcing him out of work.
Then on Nov 10th 2019 Aaron ended up in ICU with 5% liver function and he doesn't remember going to hospital, he was put to sleep and woke up on Nov 19th very confused as you would imagine.
Aaron was sedated again over Thanks Giving and he received his first liver transplant on December 9th but unfortunately that liver started to fail around December 15th. Aaron was then put back to sleep until January 16th.
Because the first liver started to fail Aarons doctors told him that he would also need a new Kidney as well as a new Liver. He was very lucky to receive both of these from the same donor on December 12th 2019.
Aaron remembers that his vision became very bad while he was in hospital due to the steroids he was on but once the medication was reduced his eyesight came back to him. The steroids can have a lot of side affects, hallucinations and poor vison are part of that but not everyone that takes them will have this.
We discus tactics to keep your mind and body healthy pre transplant and Aaron has some great advice for everyone. I also share my tips on having my medication stashed at friends houses and my car for the times that I forget to take them in the morning.
For someone who has recently been through so many medical procedures Aaron has a very positive mindset and I would highly recommend finding him on Instagram - @a_jacks_vibe
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