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Erin awaits new liver transplant | Erin awaits new liver transplant |
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A County Armagh girl is back on an organ transplant list after her body rejected her new liver. | |
Erin Nicks, who will be three in November, underwent an eleventh-hour liver transplant at a Birmingham hospital two years ago. | Erin Nicks, who will be three in November, underwent an eleventh-hour liver transplant at a Birmingham hospital two years ago. |
She is now being cared for at the same hospital while her family waits for a suitable organ to become available. | She is now being cared for at the same hospital while her family waits for a suitable organ to become available. |
Doctors said if Erin survived for a year rejection would be highly unlikely but in February she became unwell. | Doctors said if Erin survived for a year rejection would be highly unlikely but in February she became unwell. |
Suitable | Suitable |
Erin and her family, who are from Whitecross, flew back to Birmingham last week and she was put back on the list to await a transplant. | Erin and her family, who are from Whitecross, flew back to Birmingham last week and she was put back on the list to await a transplant. |
She will now stay in hospital until a suitable liver can be found. | She will now stay in hospital until a suitable liver can be found. |
Erin's father Nick said: "We are in the same situation we were in two years ago where we're hoping somebody in their grief would be generous enough to donate their organs, either a child's or an adult's organs." | |
Erin was healthy when she was born but, after about six weeks, blood tests picked up a problem with her liver. | Erin was healthy when she was born but, after about six weeks, blood tests picked up a problem with her liver. |
Shortly before her first transplant, Erin's condition was so serious that at one point she stopped breathing. | Shortly before her first transplant, Erin's condition was so serious that at one point she stopped breathing. |
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