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Angela’s story: “I competed in the women’s 3K walk in the 2023 British Transplant Games. I won gold!”

Angela underwent a life-saving liver transplant and is now gearing up to join hundreds of fellow transplant …

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Christine’s story: “I will never be able to thank my donor and donor family enough. I feel like a new person”

Christine is so excited to be taking part in her first Transplant Games that she has been …

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Jamie’s story: “The Transplant Games really appeal to me and it’s a great cause”

Jamie underwent life-saving treatment as a baby and is now joining hundreds of fellow transplant recipients at …

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Lauren’s story: “Organ donation is an amazing gift and I’ve had a ball at the British Transplant Games”

You don’t have to be an athlete to get a real buzz out of attending the Transplant …

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Graham’s story: “Prevention is the key to reducing cirrhosis as well as taxes on confectionary and alcohol”

Please be aware: This story describes a terminal cancer diagnosis Graham was diagnosed with non-alcohol related cirrhosis …

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Paul’s story: “You talk to people about liver disease and they say: ‘Shut up, you could be hit by a bus tomorrow'”

Initially Paul wasn’t worried when told he had fatty liver disease because he felt fine. However, as …

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Rebecca’s story: “I’ve lost weight and my outlook on life is so much better”

Being diagnosed with fatty liver disease motivated Rebecca, a GP, to make changes to her diet and …

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Louis’ story: “I was the second youngest person in the world to have the Kasai procedure”

Louis was four days old when doctors diagnosed him with biliary atresia and he had the Kasai …

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Maria’s story: “I now have the energy to use my experience with liver disease for good, and help improve liver care for others”

Maria was diagnosed with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis when she was 29 and became symptomatic during her first …

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Carol’s story: “I had been left all those years without seeing a single liver specialist, then told I was near end of life”

Carol was diagnosed with fatty liver disease in 2009 and had a scan every year, until 2021 …

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