A Scots dad who turned a deep shade of yellow as his liver began to shut down has been given a second chance after a life-saving transplant. Gareth Weeks initially began feeling exhausted around six years ago but assumed it was part of being a father to his newborn daughter Zara, who was just months old at the time.
But the 38-year-old was left in ‘total shock’ after being diagnosed with an incurable liver disease called Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) - which has a life expectancy of just 10 to 12 years. Gareth, from Dunfermline, Fife, underwent years of drug trials and was closely monitored before being told he had to be added to the transplant list - his only chance of survival.
As he desperately waited for a match, his liver function deteriorated so severely that his skin became ever more yellow from severe jaundice.
