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Amy Sharpe

Right-to-life teen 'in great spirits' as he leaves hospital after transplant, says mum

Right-to-life teen William Verden beams after being discharged from hospital following a kidney transplant.

The 17-year-old was back at home with his delighted mum who told us: “He’s in great spirits.”

William, who is autistic, had end-stage kidney failure and was being kept alive by dialysis before a donor was found for him last month. Since then, he has “defied all odds” – with no sign of the disease that caused his condition returning one month on, his mum said.

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