'We were losing hope for our little girl until one phone call changed our lives'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA schoolgirl who spent 10 hours a day hooked up to a machine while waiting for a new kidney has received a life-saving operation.
Grace Batterson, 12, spent 17 months on a dialysis machine, which removed waste products from her bloodstream in place of her failing kidneys.
The secondary school pupil, who was diagnosed with juvenile nephronophthisis in February 2022, was in desperate need of a double kidney transplant - but with no family donor available, she faced an uncertain future on a seemingly endless waiting list. Try MEN Premium now with our amazing New Year offer...
just click here to give it a go. In September she finally received the call she was waiting for - a match had been found through UK Living Kidney Sharing Scheme, which she had signed up to with stepdad Paul Brewin.
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