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Daughters of Sens owner Melnyk convinced him to make public plea for liver

DETROIT — Eugene Melnyk has shared more details about his life-saving liver transplant.

Melnyk has written a piece for The Players’ Tribune, posted Monday, about the shock of learning he needed a new liver from Dr. Atul Humar at the Toronto’s University Health Network, and what he went through when he first arrived at the hospital in January, 2015 until he had the procedure in May, 2015.

Melnyk told The Players’ Tribune the thought of needing a transplant never crossed his mind when he was told by the doctors how ill he really was.

“Liver transplant.