Sister donates liver in life-saving gift inspired by Sun Prairie family

SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (WMTV) – Seven weeks ago, Alison Kavanaugh made the decision to donate part of her liver to her sister, whose liver was failing from a chronic autoimmune liver disease called Primary Biliary Cholangitis.

Kavanaugh’s sister was on a long waiting list for a transplant when she was inspired to donate by another family in Sun Prairie.

“This was never something I would’ve ever thought about. You know, never, ever thought about it until it, the decision was right there,” Kavanaugh said…

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