• Aleeyah underwent her liver transplant at the Chang Gung Memorial hospital in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in June.
    Aleeyah underwent her liver transplant at the Chang Gung Memorial hospital in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in June.
  • Grace Carungay, her sister, who was the liver donor for the operation, and Aleeyah returned to the Philippines last month to continue the recovery process.
    Grace Carungay, her sister, who was the liver donor for the operation, and Aleeyah returned to the Philippines last month to continue the recovery process.
  • Grace Carungay and her daughter Aleeyah, who is recovering from a liver transplant, have thanked the UAE for their support.
    Grace Carungay and her daughter Aleeyah, who is recovering from a liver transplant, have thanked the UAE for their support.
  • Aleeyah had biliary atresia diagnosed after she became jaundiced at the age of two months.
    Aleeyah had biliary atresia diagnosed after she became jaundiced at the age of two months.
  • Mrs Carungay took the decision to have the operation for her daughter Aleeyah in Taiwan because it was not possible to schedule one earlier in the Philippines.
    Mrs Carungay took the decision to have the operation for her daughter Aleeyah in Taiwan because it was not possible to schedule one earlier in the Philippines.
  • Grace Carungay, right, and her younger sister Evelyn Carungay, the liver donor, play with Grace’s daughter Aleeyah, who is recovering from a liver transplant.
    Grace Carungay, right, and her younger sister Evelyn Carungay, the liver donor, play with Grace’s daughter Aleeyah, who is recovering from a liver transplant.
  • Grace Carungay and her daughter Aleeyah, who is recovering from a liver transplant, have thanked the UAE for their support.
    Grace Carungay and her daughter Aleeyah, who is recovering from a liver transplant, have thanked the UAE for their support.
  • Grace Carungay, right, and her younger sister Evelyn Carungay, the liver donor, play with Grace’s daughter Aleeyah, who is recovering from a liver transplant.
    Grace Carungay, right, and her younger sister Evelyn Carungay, the liver donor, play with Grace’s daughter Aleeyah, who is recovering from a liver transplant.
  • Grace Carungay and her daughter Aleeyah, who is recovering from a liver transplant, have thanked the UAE for their support.
    Grace Carungay and her daughter Aleeyah, who is recovering from a liver transplant, have thanked the UAE for their support.

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Baby Aleeyah recovering from liver transplant - in pictures

Jen Thomas

September 11, 2015

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After months of worry and fear, the mother of baby Aleeyah can now see a brighter future for her daughter. After the one-year-old underwent a gruelling liver transplant operation in June - which was made possible thanks to a donation by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces - little Aleeyah is on the road to recovery. All photos: I-Hwa Cheng/ AP

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