Help Cindy Byron find a living liver donor

05/31/2026

Welcome and thank you for following and sharing the pinned post.

Mom is doing better since she was in the hospital as we have got her blood sugar levels sorted out and she has her strength back and able to even go out and enjoy some of this beautiful weather. We want to thank all you kind beautiful people who have taken their to time to share either this page or the pinned post. Thank you kindly ❤️❤️❤️

05/23/2026

Thank you to the followers and all who have helped by sharing the pinned post. We can’t thank you enough ❤️❤️❤️

05/15/2026

*** UPDATE ***

In case you missed the post yesterday, mom was taken to the hospital due to very high blood sugar levels

Hi,

I just got off the phone with mom's doctor who just saw her right before calling me. He stated that mom was confused and she didn't know where she was and was asking for me. He stated that she has mild Hepatic encephalopathy.
Hepatic encephalopathy is when the toxins and ammonia build up in the brain due to the liver not being able to filter them properly. With mom it causes confusion to the point that she doesn’t know where she is or who anyone is, even me her daughter. It’s very hard to watch when she is like this.
The doctor said that he isn't worried about
The blood sugar because it's easily managed but stated that mom has a pretty bad case of diabetes. She will be on insulin to control it as he agreed metformin is not a good medication for mom because of her liver. He asked about her cognitive state, so I told him that she has no concept of time and mom even told the doctor she had a dentist appointment to get to. He will see mom first thing in the morning and we will talk more about it. As for the urine sample it looked clean but a lot of glucose in it. They are waiting for the culture to come back to see if anything grew.

Thank you beautiful people for getting the word out and sharing ❤️❤️

05/15/2026

****** PLEASE SHARE ******

My name is Megan, and my remarkable mom, Cindy Byron, needs a living liver donor with A+,A- or O+, O- blood types to donate at Toronto General Hospital to save her life.

Cindy lives in Brockville Ontario and is a 68 year old mother of two and grandmother who has level 4 decompensation/end stage non alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver. This Cirrhosis is a bit different than normal cirrhosis as it was brought on by a metabolic syndrome which caused fatty liver that turned into cirrhosis. Cindy loved her job of being a Personal Support worker and worked in that field for over 20+ years, but sadly had to retire earlier than she wanted due to her health. Cindy was a woman who was always on the go whether it was for work, being out with family or friends. Since she has been sick, she is has been mainly home based, with difficult access due to there being no elevator in her building. Cindy loves to go for drives to see the swans and spending time with family and friends. Sadly she isn’t able to do this at the moment with her health. Cindy’s goals after transplant are to simply enjoy her life with her family. She wants to thrive in her retirement as she has not yet been able to enjoy retirement life due to her illness. Simple things such as to drive again would mean the world to her. She wants to be able to watch her family grow old and enjoy life together.

For a person diagnosed with cirrhosis/liver disease there is a long difficult wait for a deceased donor. Sadly, some patients will die waiting for one. Every three days a person dies in Ontario because they don’t get their life saving transplant.

Living liver donation is when a live person donates a portion of their liver. A living donor’s liver regenerates in approximately 6 weeks. People who are eligible for a living liver donation are people between the ages of 16-60 years old, have no major health issues- no diabetes, heart disease, active cancer, and a healthy weight for height. In finding a living donor, my mom will be removed from the deceased donor list, making the wait list for someone else in need. The living donor will be saving TWO lives: my mom’s and another person on the waiting list.

If you are interested in applying please go to https://validated.redcap.uhn.ca/surveys/?s=XN77YAKLJTT7K4EA and complete the 14 page health history form. You will need proof of your blood type.

If you have questions about living liver donation, please contact the Centre for Living Organ Donation at UHN at 416-340-5400 orlivingorgandonation@uhn.ca

A living liver donor would save her life and change her world tremendously.

Thank you

05/15/2026

WELCOME FOLLOWERS:

Hi my name is Megan and this page is for my mom and hopefully finding her a living liver donor. All we ask is that you share the pinned post which is the appeal for potentially finding a live donor. I was going to be mom’s live donor, but got denied due to my weight. Trying to loose weight is incredibly hard.

First off I want to thank all who is following the page and sharing the post. We are beyond thankful for this ❤️

We are pretty private people, so this will definitely be different but I will do my best to do updates as best I can.

Currently mom is admitted to the hospital due to high blood sugar levels.
She is pretty tired, but is alert and knows who we are and where she is which is a very good sign.

Since mom got really sick in May 2024, she has been in and out of the hospital and to be honest I have lost track of the amount of times. She does really good after being in the hospital until she isn’t. It breaks my heart watching her go through this time and time again. It’s so hard watching a loved one who is sick, so hold your loved ones tight, take those pictures and make those memories because life is short.

We again wanted to thank all you beautiful people for sharing this page and the appeal to help mom out. We can’t thank you enough. Sending love to all ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

05/14/2026

We are beyond humbled by the amount of shares that have shared around so far. Honestly I can’t believe the love we have gotten. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts ❤️❤️❤️❤️

05/14/2026

Thank you for all the followers so far. Your support is appreciated and all I ask is for you to share this page as much as possible. Thank you again ❤️❤️

05/14/2026

******PLEASE SHARE *******

My name is Megan, and my remarkable mom, Cindy Byron, needs a living liver donor with A+,A- or O+, O- blood types to donate at Toronto General Hospital to save her life.

Cindy lives in Brockville Ontario and is a 68 year old mother of two and grandmother who has level 4 decompensation/end stage non alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver. This Cirrhosis is a bit different than normal cirrhosis as it was brought on by a metabolic syndrome which caused fatty liver that turned into cirrhosis. Cindy loved her job of being a Personal Support worker and worked in that field for over 20+ years, but sadly had to retire earlier than she wanted due to her health. Cindy was a woman who was always on the go whether it was for work, being out with family or friends. Since she has been sick, she is has been mainly home based, with difficult access due to there being no elevator in her building. Cindy loves to go for drives to see the swans and spending time with family and friends. Sadly she isn’t able to do this at the moment with her health. Cindy’s goals after transplant are to simply enjoy her life with her family. She wants to thrive in her retirement as she has not yet been able to enjoy retirement life due to her illness. Simple things such as to drive again would mean the world to her. She wants to be able to watch her family grow old and enjoy life together.

For a person diagnosed with cirrhosis/liver disease there is a long difficult wait for a deceased donor. Sadly, some patients will die waiting for one. Every three days a person dies in Ontario because they don’t get their life saving transplant.

Living liver donation is when a live person donates a portion of their liver. A living donor’s liver regenerates in approximately 6 weeks. People who are eligible for a living liver donation are people between the ages of 16-60 years old, have no major health issues- no diabetes, heart disease, active cancer, and a healthy weight for height. In finding a living donor, my mom will be removed from the deceased donor list, making the wait list for someone else in need. The living donor will be saving TWO lives: my mom’s and another person on the waiting list.

If you are interested in applying please go to https://validated.redcap.uhn.ca/surveys/?s=XN77YAKLJTT7K4EA and complete the 14 page health history form. You will need proof of your blood type.

If you have questions about living liver donation, please contact the Centre for Living Organ Donation at UHN at 416-340-5400 orlivingorgandonation@uhn.ca

A living liver donor would save her life and change her world tremendously.

Thank you

05/14/2026

05/14/2026

Just some pictures of mom when she was healthy