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Jared, l, and Cameron Wohl. Jared, became a living liver donor for his brother Cameron. The Morris Plains brothers formed The Wave Set, an organization dedicated to raising consciousness about the number of Americans on the organ transplant list and the number who die while waiting. August 8, 2014, Morris Plains, NJ. Photo by Bob Karp
BROTHERS 1991: Morris Plains brothers Jared Wohl, 5, right, and his brother Cameron Wohl, 2, show off their matching footie pajamas. Earlier this year, Jared, now 28, became a living liver donor for Cameron, who has PSC or primary sclerosing cholangitis.
ON THE ICE 1996: At ages 9 and 6, brothers Jared and Cameron Wohl, respectively, play ice hockey. Earlier this year, Jared, now 28, became a living liver donor for Cameron, who has PSC or primary sclerosing cholangitis.
ALMOST TIME FEB. 11, 2014: Jared Wohl, 28, of Morris Plains, gets a hug of support from his parents, Sheldon and Robin Wohl, right before he goes into the operating room at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center this past February. He was a living liver donor for his brother Cameron Wohl, 25, who needed needed the transplant to save his life. Cameron has PSC, or primary sclerosing cholangitis.
AN ENCOURAGING WORD FEB. 11, 2014: Cameron Wohl, 25, of Morris Plains shares a moment with his surgeon, Dr. Jean Emond, an hour before he was taken into the operating room at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center last February for a living donor liver transplant. The young man has PSC, or primary sclerosing cholangitis. The donor was his brother Jared Wohl, 28.
POST-SURGICAL REUNION FEB. 12, 2014: Jared Wohl, 28, left, and his little brother Cameron Wohl, 25, see each other for the first time after living donor liver transplant surgery at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center this past February. Jared gave 65 percent of his liver to Cameron, who has PSC, or primary sclerosing cholangitis. The surgery saved Cameron’s life.
A SERENE MOMENT FEB. 15, 2014: A few days after living donor liver transplant surgery this past February, Cameron Wohl, 25, of Morris Plains, began walking the halls at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. He came across this beautiful view of New York City. The donor for the surgery was his 28-year-old Jared Wohl. The surgery saved Cameron’s life.
ALL SMILES FEB. 18, 2014: The Wohl family of Morris Plains gathers for a group photo on the seventh or eighth day after Cameron Wohl, 25, second from the right, underwent a living donor liver transplant. The donor was his 28-year-old brother Jared, far right, who had his own medical team for the surgery. Also pictured at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center are, from the left, mother Robin, father Sheldon, and sisters Dara and Brittany. Cameron has PSC, or primary sclerosing cholangitis.
GOING HOME FEB. 19, 2014: Cameron Wohl, 25, left, and his brother Jared, 28, give a peace sign as they prepare to go home to Morris Plains after living donor liver transplant surgery at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center this past February. Jared gave 65 percent of his liver to Cameron, who has PSC, or primary sclerosing cholangitis.
Cameron, l, and Jared Wohl. Jared, became a living liver donor for his brother Cameron. The Morris Plains brothers formed The Wave Set, an organization dedicated to raising consciousness about the number of Americans on the organ transplant list and the number who die while waiting. August 8, 2014, Morris Plains, NJ. Photo by Bob Karp
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