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Mum's incredible bond with family of tragic man whose liver saved her life
Mum-of-two Frankie McCulloch shares a tight bond with the family of a man killed in a sudden act of violence that allowed her the chance to receive his donated organ and carry on living
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Mum discovers the heartbreaking reason why son, 10, developed a lack of appetite
There is currently a critical shortage of child organ donors, meaning that some British families and children in desperate need spend years on the waiting list for life-saving donations that never materialise
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Pensioner with 108 year old kidney celebrates 50th anniversary of transplant
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust’s renal unit hosted a celebration for Sue Westhead and Robert Hughes who both were celebrating 50 years since their life changing kidney transplants
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Desperate race to save three-week-old baby who could be dead by Christmas
George Wathey is one of the UK's youngest patients waiting for a heart transplant at just three weeks old - mum Emma is desperate to find him a donor before it's too late
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Woman picks up chest infection - with devastating outcome for family
Sara Pitt passed away just weeks before Christmas 2021 after coming down with a chest infection, her husband Karl, a retired teacher, said his wife of 25 years was the "most wonderful person"
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Desperate parents of tot 'waiting at God's door' for transplant make urgent plea
Amelia Bolter was 17 months old when doctors said she was 'waiting at God’s door', and she has now spent ten months in hospital hooked up to a machine to keep her alive
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Special tribute to little boy, 3, who saved two children's lives
"It reminds us he has been recognised for what he has done. I always tell people Aari died but we celebrate the fact that he has helped others. We’re so proud of him"
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Boy, 3, desperate search for a new liver after heartbreaking cancer fight
Katie and Graham Tatham are hoping for a donor for their son Ralph after he was diagnosed with liver cancer but say it's hard to process that only another child can save him
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Race against time to save man's life as surgeon forced to stop transplant mid-op
Surgeon David Bartlett is faced with his worst nightmare mid-transplant, when his patient's blood supply proves too weak for his new liver. If he can't get it flowing, Dan will die within days
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'My son donated his liver to save another boy – his legacy lives on in others'
Two proud mums will cheer on a 15-year-old lad in this year’s Coventry Games - they met after one wrote letters of introduction to five people saved by her son's organs
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Millions sign up for organ donor list after teenager backed Mirror campaign
When we began our Change the Law for Life campaign in 2016, there were 22.5million people on the NHS Organ Donor Register - now there are more than 30m, around 46% of the population
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Jewish woman who died in terror attack saves Palestinian's life with kidney
Arab carpenter Abu Radia has met with Lucy Dee’s rabbi husband Leo, and thanked him for the extraordinary gift of love