Sarawakian toddler Maxy Perez still short of over RM60,000 needed for lifesaving liver transplant in China

KUCHING (March 1): The campaign to raise RM180,000 for little Sarawakian toddler Maxy Perez Davis Mancha to get a lifesaving liver transplant in Shanghai, China is still short of over RM60,364.95.

According to Nadi Permata Malaysia, as of 11.30am on Tuesday, the campaign has managed to raise 119,635.05.

Born in Kuching one year and two months ago, Maxy was diagnosed with Biliary Atresia — a devastating disease that silently attacks the bile ducts, slowly shutting down the liver and stealing a child’s chance at a normal life.

Doctors previously performed the Kasai procedure, a complex surgery meant to restore bile flow and buy him time, but his condition continued to worsen — his tiny stomach, once soft and flat, is now swollen, stretched by a liver that has become enlarged, hardened, and increasingly scarred.

As such a liver transplant is his only lifeline.

Maxy’s mother Stephanie Munira Sulan Muking has been confirmed as a compatible donor and will surrender at least 20 per cent of her liver for him.

The transplant and treatment in Shanghai have already received ethical clearance and the medical team is prepared.

“Everything else has been approved. Funding is our only obstacle,” she told The Borneo Post on Sunday.

To help Maxy, donate to Pertubuhan Kebajikan Nadi Permata Malaysia (Maybank 5515 7530 7417) using the reference: Bantuan Maxy BA.

For more information, contact Stephanie Munira on 012-2964119 or Nadi Permata Malaysia on 013-7444501.