Kiersten Miles, of New Jersey, was hired to watch then-10-month-old Talia Rosko during the summer after Miles was recommended to Talia’s mom, Farra Rosko, through a previous sitter.
Miles knew going into the job that baby Talia was on the transplant list due to biliary atresia, a disease of the liver and bile ducts that occurs in infants and can cause liver failure.
Not long into caring for the child, Miles, who had has the O negative blood type, the universal donor, decided to research how she could help Talia.
It turned out to be a match .
On January 11, 16-month-old Talia received part of Miles' liver in a successful surgery.