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Mom credits stranger's comment with helping to save her son's life

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Sarah Love and Micah Love were visiting a theme park when a stranger commented on Lincoln 's jaundiced appearance.

The stranger was a firefighter in a nearby county, she said, but she didn't think much of it.

After speaking with the man, she called the pediatrician, who recommended she take Lincoln to a local hospital for bloodwork.

He was diagnosed with Alagille syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects the liver and the heart.

Love said she wants to share her family's story to raise awareness about Alagille syndrome and to hopefully reach the firefighter who stopped her about Lincoln , leading to his lifesaving diagnosis. "I don't think there are enough words that can honestly describe how thankful our family is. Thank you from the bottom of my heart," Love said of her message to the stranger. "It was a tough thing to go through, but because of that one small thing that he did, look at how much of an impact he had on Lincoln , on our family. I just want to say thank you.".