Royal Visitor Backs Leeds Organ Donor Campaign

Leeds has had a royal visitor today. Sarah Ferguson, The Duchess of York, visited children at Leeds General Infirmary who've had life-saving organ transplants or are still on the waiting list.

The Duchess is supporting the hospital's "Be a Hero" campaign, which is encouraging people to register as a donor.

Of the children is 12-year-old Sam - who got a new liver last week.

His mum Leanne described the whole experience as a 'rollercoaster'. After finding out he had brittle bones, they took him to the doctors when he complained about a pain in his side. A scan showed he had a tumour in his liver.

He had to have three months of chemotherapy and a liver transplant.

Leanne described the moment she was told as the 'worst day' of her life, "you don't think your child's going to have something like that, it's awful. It's just the worst feeling ever."

48 hours of being on the list, they received the call and Sam was taken into surgery. He's now on the road to recovery.

She's is now urging others to think about organ donation.

"We didn't really think of things like that, you think about it and think 'i will do that' then you put it to the back of your mind and you don't think about it at all until it actually happens and you realise how amazing it is to donate and save someone's life... It's unbelievable. It just changes your life completely. "

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