Sister Donates 60% of Her liver After Community Raises $295,000 for Chandler Man’s Transplant
Nov 10, 2025 — by Transplant News
USA: A Chandler man, Quinn Goodman, has received a life-changing liver transplant thanks to a living donation from his sister, Annie, and an extraordinary community fundraising effort. The operation was performed at a hospital in Pittsburgh after neighbors and supporters pooled $295,000 to meet a payment requirement that insurance would not cover. That sum was necessary to get the procedure on the schedule.
The surgery took place on Halloween and stretched from early morning until late evening, beginning at 5 a.m. and concluding around 10:30 p.m. Annie donated roughly 60 percent of her liver for the transplant. Both siblings are now in recovery: Quinn showing marked improvement and renewed energy, and Annie managing postoperative pain while otherwise doing well under medical care.
Quinn’s family described a three-year struggle leading up to the transplant, a period marked by illness and low energy that the operation appears to have reversed. His mother conveyed a mix of relief, pride, and the difficulty of watching her children go through such intense medical procedures. In the immediate aftermath, Quinn surprised his family with buoyant energy and appetite, signaling a rapid emotional lift as he begins convalescence.
Medical staff expect both the donated graft in Quinn and the remnant portion in Annie to regenerate significantly within about three months, a timeline the family cited as remarkable. The transplant, centered on living-donor liver donation and community support, has shifted the family’s outlook toward recovery and possibility. Those involved continue to recover with close follow-up, and the episode has underscored both the medical complexity of transplantation and the personal resilience of donor and recipient.
