Overview
- Sarah Danh, 27, who landed in San Antonio Tuesday evening after a 20-hour medical flight, is expected to undergo a liver transplant with a U.S. team on standby.
- She became critically ill two days into her honeymoon in Japan with acute liver failure, and her condition progressed to hepatic encephalopathy, kidney failure and rising brain pressure.
- AirMed arranged the evacuation through HCA and her employer, Methodist Hospital, in a multi-stop trip that required three refueling stops and constant medical oversight.
- Doctors have not identified the cause of her liver failure, and her family says further testing will continue now that she is home.
- A GoFundMe organized by a family friend has raised more than $175,000 toward medical and travel costs, and relatives say Japanese hospitals require upfront payment for care.