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Orlaith Clinton

Northern Ireland mum's plea as toddler urgently needs a kidney transplant

The family of a little boy who is in need of a kidney transplant say they have been blown away by the response to their plea for help online.

Olly Cartmill was born on Boxing Day, through a normal delivery. The Newry child's newborn scans were normal too, and his parents Dionne and Neil said they "couldn’t have had a better Christmas present".

But as the months progressed, they could see something wasn’t right, but never expected it to be stage 5 kidney failure. If it weren’t for a blood test, Olly would probably be dead, his mum Dionne said.

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