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Nurse Evacuated from Japan to Texas for Liver Transplant

4/22/2026

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Medical teams are evacuating Sarah Danh, a 29-year-old San Antonio labor and delivery nurse, from Japan to Texas due to acute liver failure.
She fell critically ill during her honeymoon shortly after her wedding.
She was monitored by a medical team on the flight.
A transplant team in Texas is prepared to receive her within the next 24 hours.
Luke, her husband, expressed gratitude to the AirMed team and to the Japanese doctors who facilitated the evacuation.

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Story summary

Medical teams are evacuating Sarah Danh, a 29-year-old San Antonio labor and delivery nurse, from Japan to Texas due to acute liver failure.
She fell critically ill during her honeymoon shortly after her wedding.
She was monitored by a medical team on the flight.
A transplant team in Texas is prepared to receive her within the next 24 hours.
Luke, her husband, expressed gratitude to the AirMed team and to the Japanese doctors who facilitated the evacuation.