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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Tara Cobham

‘I became more and more tired – and then was diagnosed with a rare disease and liver failure’

Katie Howard, 29, said she has been forced to put her life on hold as she constantly checks her phone for the lifesaving and life-changing news - (Katie Howard/NHS Blood and Transplant)

A young woman who became increasingly tired as a teenager was diagnosed with a rare disease before later finding out she had liver failure - and is now facing an anxious wait for a vital transplant.

With transplant waiting lists hitting record highs, Katie Howard, 29, said she has been forced to put her life on hold as she constantly checks her phone for the lifesaving and life-changing news.

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