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Surgeons in Taiwan have successfully performed two live organ transplants on a 12-year-old child with a rare disease.
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00:00A 12-year-old boy has made rare medical history in Taiwan following the successful transplants of two live adult
00:08organs.
00:08Now in recovery, his dream is to go traveling.
00:17The boy was born with a rare disease and has struggled to live normally.
00:21In separate surgeries, he received his father's kidney and part of his mother's liver.
00:26His parents say the process was a physical, emotional, and financial challenge.
00:31The team of surgeons said the procedure was also difficult.
00:34Live organ transplants from an adult donor to a child are extremely challenging.
00:54The boy still requires some post-surgery monitoring, but he has already returned back to school.
01:00So,Careful.
01:00parent transplants from the female breast transplant.
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