Steve Patterson's Unbelievable Journey: From Liver Failure to Transplant

After 11 years of battling stage four liver failure, Steve Patterson's unwavering faith in himself pays off when he is miraculously granted a liver transplant, but his journey is far from over as he must now overcome the challenge of Hepatitis C to survive.

Steve Patterson is a former US Army veteran who was diagnosed with stage four liver failure in 2011 and was given six months to live. He has since recovered and is now a certified licensed drug and alcohol counselor and a Shamanic practitioner.

02:56: I had an accident where I fell, and I woke up in the hospital.04:49: She delivers stage four failure, six months to live.06:22: I never thought of the VA.07:15: they had found two tumors about this big in my liver.08:51:I'm not looking for a friend; I'm looking for the best.10:31: I didn't turn yellow with jaundice.13:33: He said, I want you to turn down this liver.16:02: I know that they all thought I was gonna die.18:14: My gallbladder was removed.19:59: I hopped on an airplane with everything I had.22:28: I started the year with three terminal diseases.25:52: What was your worst moment?27:41: What about your best moment?29:26: What is one thing you wish you had known at the beginning?32:30: If you could only do one thing to change healthcare in the US, what would it be and why?33:31: Thriver Rapid Fire35:01: What's one resource that you would recommend for cancer patients and caregivers?