LEWISVILLE, Texas — At just 5 months old, Maximo Solano has already survived more than most people face in a lifetime. Born with a rare and often fatal liver disease, the Lewisville infant underwent a liver transplant at just 31 days old after doctors at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston found a donor organ small enough to save him.
His parents, Michael and Melissa Solano, now call him their miracle child.
“You wouldn’t believe it, man,” Michael Solano said, recalling the frightening hours surrounding his son’s birth. “It was very, very scary.”…