A Strathmore , Alta., family is hoping for a Christmas miracle, with their 24-year-old daughter at the top of Canada’s list for a six-organ transplant.

Maggie Kosterewa was studying to work in health care when she became ill several years ago. Her family said her gallstone-induced pancreatitis was initially misdiagnosed, creating complications that landed her in hospital for months at a time, including for numerous surgeries to remove various organs.

A series of infections left the rare six-organ transplant as the only option to save Maggie’s life; the young woman officially joined the transplant list this spring. She’s been told she has a 50/50 chance of survival should a donor come through.

“I don’t know if I’ve fully processed it and I have dealt with so much health stuff… I gues

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