STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Matthew Rosiello, 30, believes he’s a medical miracle.
From the time the Rossville resident was born, his life expectancy has not been promising.
“When I was born, the doctors told my parents I wouldn’t make it past 1-years-old,” he said.
One of the oldest survivors of biliary atresia, which can cause liver failure, Rosiello has led the way in treatments and procedures for a lot of kids who have the disease.
Biliary atresia affects the ducts and tubes through which the liver expels bile to the small intestine, aiding digestion and ridding the body of toxins. During his younger years, he battled infections, and was treated with antibiotics and other medications, hospitalizations and surgeries.
But in 2011, at the age of 21, Rosiello received a liver transplant that saved his life.
Since then, he has been working to raise awareness about organ donations and transplants. As part of paying it forward, he embraces the responsibility to urge others to register as donors and help save someone’s life.
“I go into schools, and I try to raise awareness about what organ donation really is,” he said. “It can save a person’s life. ...I had to go to Ohio to get my liver transplant because the wait was shorter than in New York for a transplant. ...My donor was a 9-year-old child who donated all of her organs.”
To raise awareness to liver disease, Matthew Rosiello has been a participant in the American Liver Foundation NYC Liver Life Walk. (Courtesy of Matthew Rosiello)
GIVING BACK
And his way of giving back to the community is through his affordable DJ business, DJ Little Matt Entertainment, where his prices start as low as $380 for an affair.
“I try to make it more affordable for my clientele. I’m not charging thousands of dollars for certain things,” he said.
To raise awareness for liver disease, Rosiello has been a participant in the American Liver Foundation NYC Liver Life Walk.
As for what pushes him to succeed, he said his motto is ‘keep pounding,’ coined by Ricky Proehl of Carolina Panthers.
“I will keep pounding because I shouldn’t even be here talking today (had the doctors been right),” he said.
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