A consultant is saying she has weeks rather than months, which is very depressing for the family. She needs a transplant when she's fit to have it. There's going to be a time when she may be unfit for a transplant. She needs it now. Ms Cornforth added that it was possible to reduce some adult livers to fit a child needing a transplant.
Biliary atresia is caused when the bile duct to the liver becomes inflamed.
This is normally due to damage caused around the time of birth. It is not clear how or why this occurs. The bile duct becomes blocked and means bile builds up in the liver and begins to poison it.