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Warren Manger

Scots mum whose lung disease left her with weeks left to live meets dad of life-saving organ donor

Tears rolled down Keith Astbury’s cheeks as he hugged Helen Fraser for the first time.

In that extraordinary moment, he felt his daughter Pippa’s lungs breathing life into the woman standing before him. Keith lost Pippa, a mum-of-one, when she had a fatal brain bleed at just 41.

She was committed to organ donation – a decision that had given new hope and life to five people, including mum-of-three Helen, 55. And Keith could not contain his pride as Helen provided living proof of all that Pippa believed in.

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