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Behind the Headlines: Life-saving organ donation needed for Saskatoon baby

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It should have been the best phone call of Megan Crawley's life. After weeks of searching for a living liver donor for her daughter, she learned her aunt was a perfect match. The news should have been cause for celebration, but it felt like a punch to the gut.

Hours earlier Crawley discovered that due to complications, her baby was no longer eligible for a living donor transplant. Seven-month-old Emma will instead need organs from a deceased child donor. CKOM's Brittany Caffet reports.
10 Apr English Canada News

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