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Thursday, 11 November 2010 15:09

Dr Allison John - Pride of Britain

Written by  Russell England
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Here in the UK we have an annual award called the Pride of Britain. It honours the unspoken heroes of Britain.

I watched it on TV last night, there were tears as always with these type of things. But there was one remarkable woman that stood out for me.

Dr Allison John was born with cystic fibrosis. Her liver failed when she was 14, it was two years before a donor was found. By 18, her lungs and heart had to be transplanted, donating her own heart in the process. She vowed to repay the medical world, so decided to train to be a doctor and went to medical school. But then in 2005 she had kidney failure. Her dad was a match, so she had a live kidney - making medical history by becoming the first person in Britain to have all major organs transplanted. She still went back to medical school, and after and qualified as a doctor this year.

She received a "special recognition" award and now works a junior doctor at Nevill Hall Hospital in Aberganny, Wales


 
Russell England

Russell England

Hi I'm Russ. I set up Global Dialysis with my wife Val way back in 2000. Mainly so we could find places where Val could dialysis on holiday. We had a wondeful time together and this website is dedicated to her. Anyway, a bit about me, I'm a techy... I've been working in IT since 1982, mainly as developer. I love the outdoors, travelling, films and making people laugh. Oh and gadgets... I'm very fortunate to have Katy Draper on board to redevelop the website. Its been hard work but it has been worth it and I hope you enjoy the new version

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