Only about 40 patients in the United States have ever received transplants for the type of rare liver disease 5-month-old Maximo Solano has.
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…