Alessia diMatteo

 

 

Age: 1

 

Summary: Italian girl who was born with congenital muscle disorder, a condition which prevented normal function of her stomach, intestines, and kidneys, and underwent an eight-hour transplant in Miami in 2004, and who was then transferred from the U.S. to the Istituto Giannina Gaslini hospital in Genoa, Italy in December 2004.

 

 

Cause of Death: Complications from transplant surgery

 

Born: July 4, 2003

 

Died: January 12, 2005

 

Location: Genoa, Italy