Yukon baby's father a match for liver transplant

There's good news for the parents of Emmett Smith, asix-month-old Yukon child that has a rare form of liver cancer.

Doctors at an Edmonton hospital say the boy's father, Michael, is a healthy match to provide atransplant.

Mother Charlotte Francisgot the good news yesterday.

"Me and Emmett's dad were really happy," she said. "Weboth started crying, even the lady on the other end [who called us]was crying so it's just good news."

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Preparations are now being made for an operation.The transplant surgery is scheduled for May 11. Doctors will extract a small piece of the father's liver and transplant it into the baby.

The family recently moved to Edmonton and are receiving care at theStollery Children's Hospital.

Emmett has been undergoing chemotherapy related to liver cancersince January.