Transplant patient continues to improve
UPN-21.com
Gene Williams, the Shreveport firefighter who got a live-saving liver transplant on Tuesday, is awake and improving, his doctors said today.
Williams, who contracted Hepatitis A while on vacation in Florida, was in a coma and suffering liver failure when a donor liver was found Monday. He underwent surgery at the Willis Knighton-LSU transplant center a few hours later.
Williams' doctor said his patient is awake, alert and following commands. He's off the ventilator and his liver and kidneys are functioning well.
Fire Department spokesman Brian Crawford said Williams has been able to squeeze family members' hands but is still unable to talk.
