Doctors in Toronto held a news conference today to update the status of a father-daughter liver transplant.
Michael Wagner gave part of his liver to Phuoc — one of his twin daughters who have a genetic disorder called Alagille syndrome.
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It affects the girls' vital organs and they would die without a liver transplant.
The Ontario father and his three-year-old daughter are recovering in hospital after both underwent "successful" liver transplant surgeries.
The Kingston, Ont., family is still waiting for a liver donor for Phuoc's sister, Binh.
The two surgeries on Tuesday lasted 13 hours at the Toronto General Hospital and the Hospital for Sick Children.
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