National PAO • Patient and caregiver support • Practical pathways
Friends of the National Liver Waiting List logo Friends of the National Liver Waiting List Foundation National patient advocacy with operational support

You do not have to figure this out alone. Choose whatever feels right — there is no wrong way to start.

Support Pathways

You don't have to navigate this alone. Reach a person now, or start with self-serve tools — your choice, with no required channel.

Free Confidential A real person calls you back, usually within one business day

A National Friends team member listening to a patient across a table

We help with

  • Organizing practical next steps, documents, and center outreach.
  • Supporting movement from one center to another when you request it.

We don't

  • Replace your transplant coordinator or make clinical decisions.
  • Determine candidacy or give medical advice.
Alice M., caregiver supported by National Friends
"I called not knowing what to ask. They stayed on the phone, helped me organize the next steps, and called back when they said they would."
Alice M. — caregiver for her husband on the waiting list

Three ways to get support

Clinical decisions stay with transplant-center teams. National Friends supports patient-side practical movement.

Talk to a person

Reach National Friends directly

Call the line and a staffed team will help you organize your next practical steps.

Voicemail is staffed. Leave a message and we'll call back.

Email

Send a support request

Send records, center questions, or practical barriers that need follow-up.

Self-serve

Caregiver hub

Operational checklists, go-bags, call-day plans, and phone matrices — explore on your own.

Email support form Click to open Click to close

Send support requests directly to National Friends.

Complete the form to send your support email.

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