Ontario liver donor inspired to help impoverished children in Vietnam
Kris Chung knew he had to help when he first read about an unspeakable choice facing an Ontario father who could only save the life of one of his two ailing three-year-old twin daughters.
Chung was in the middle of his first year at Royal Military College in Kingston, Ont., in 2015 when he saw a picture of Phuoc and Binh Wagner’s family — also living in Kingston — and noticed their father’s military uniform. Michael Wagner is a major in the army with three tours to Afghanistan under his belt.
The twin girls lived with a genetic disorder called Alagille syndrome that affects the liver, heart and other organs. Michael Wagner, a perfect match for both, donated part of his liver to save Phuoc — a choice made by the doctors.
Little Binh waited for another perfect match.