Parents were told that their son's kidney function would eventually drop to the point where he would need a transplant just weeks after he was born.
Luke Amos, from Ellesmere Port, was born with a rare genetic disorder called polycystic kidney disease and ten years later the dreaded moment arrived when the now 11-year-old was forced under the knife. The summer of last year saw Luke begin to prepare for dialysis while his dad Carl underwent a range of tests to prepare him to be a donor.
Due to starting dialysis, Luke was forced to miss three afternoons of school a week but managed to take it all in his stride as he adapted to taking the drug and gave up football. Following the transplant in May this year, after Luke's dad Carl found he was a suitable donor, the now 11-year-old's uncle Dr John Stone is now researching new ways to treat the condition that plagued his nephew.
