BURTON, Mich. (WXYZ) — A 16-year-old from Burton is sharing his story of survival after receiving a life-saving liver transplant earlier this year, hoping to raise awareness about acute liver failure in young people.

Watch Christiana Ford's video report: Burton teen's stomach ache leads to life-saving liver transplant

Nathaniel Jolly was just 15 when what seemed like a simple case of the stomach flu at a bowling match turned into a medical emergency that nearly cost him his life. Within nine days of first feeling nauseous, Jolly received a liver transplant at DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan in January.

"Once we were going down to the OR, I was like I might not come out of this," Jolly said.

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