 A confused father has to choose which of his twin daughters his to save as they both face certain  death from a life threatening ailment.
A confused father has to choose which of his twin daughters his to save as they both face certain  death from a life threatening ailment.Michael  Wagner’s 3-year-old twin girls, Binh and Phuoc, (pictured above) are both suffering from a  rare Alagille syndrome, a disease which affects the function of their  livers, meaning they both require a liver transplant.
The Metro UK reports  that there is only one match for the two girls who were adopted from  Vietnam by Michael and his wife, Johanne, when they were 18-months-old,  the donor being Michael himself.
Because of this handicap, he will be only to donate to only one of the twin as there has not been any other donor. 
Doctors at the Toronto General Hospital, USA, say they are running out of time as the operation,  a procedure which involves part of the liver being removed from the  patient, has to commence in the next two weeks and the parents have to  make the near where the family live, will make the arduous decision  based on which girl is the best candidate though a search for another  donor is continuing.
The parents of the girls have created and blog and a Facebook page in order to help with the search for a live liver donor.
 
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