Erin, the primary benefit of living donor liver transplant is to allow the potential recipient to move forward to transplant sooner. This allows the patient to avoid continued suffering on the waitlist and the opportunity for transplant before the patient becomes too ill to safely undergo the operation. There is a survival benefit of living donor transplant, but that does depend on the availability of deceased donor transplantation. In some areas of the United States there is better opportunity for deceased donor transplantation than in others, as it relates to the number of eligible and actual deceased donors as well as to the number of potential recipients in that area. The waiting time is growing in all areas. In the future Florida may offer living donor transplants, but there are no immediate plans for that as currently FL remains with relatively good access to deceased donors compared to other areas. If patients are able to travel and if it is determined that they may be best served by living donation, they can be treated at our Transplant Centers in MN or AZ. Both programs have been performing this operation since 2000.