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Long Island Reporter Amy McGorry Finds Live Liver Donor With June Surgery Planned

An anonymous woman cleared by Weill Cornell brings a living-donor transplant within weeks.

Overview

  • Doctors at Weill Cornell confirmed a living donor match for McGorry, with transplant set for June.
  • McGorry said the donor is an unrelated woman who chose to stay anonymous.
  • The New York Post reported the donor stepped forward after seeing her story on News 12.
  • McGorry is building strength for an operation expected to last at least eight hours.
  • About 9,000 Americans wait for livers and roughly 1,700 die each year on the list, highlighting the role of living donors whose livers regrow after surgery.