My name is Thelma King Thiel, but I am internationally known by my nom de plume "The Liver Lady," having promoted liver health education for over 45 years following the loss of my precious son, Dean, to biliary atresia. Witnessing Dean's struggle changed my life. Dean was diagnosed at two weeks of age with cirrhosis of the liver. We were given no hope that he would survive more than a year or two. Devastated and heartbroken by this diagnosis, I simply could not accept the fac