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A mother's sacrifice, Sh6m cost for a liver, the battle they ultimately lost

The swollen stomach of the 11-month-old Ethan Nolan suffering from chronic liver disease. [Rodgers Otiso, Standard]

For nearly a year, Lilian Aluoch's life revolved around hospital corridors, medical tests, blood transfusions and the fragile hope that her firstborn son would one day get better.

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