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LUBBOCK, Texas–A Lubbock woman is fighting for her life as she awaits a new liver transplant. LeShaya Patten is fighting liver disease and needs a liver transplant. LeShaya is currently in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in Dallas. According to her partner of six years, Deyonta McDaniel, LeShaya started showing signs of liver failure in September.
“Shae started showing signs in like September, but in October, it got super bad,” McDaniel said.
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Doctors have since warned that time is critical. LeShaya’s failing liver is now impacting her kidneys, and without a transplant soon, she may require both a liver and a kidney transplant…