UK's longest waiting patient for heart transplant pleads for more organ donors

UK's longest waiting patient for heart transplant pleads for more organ donors Gareth Evans, waiting almost a decade for a new heart, has asked future donors to tell their families of their wishes

The UK’s longest waiting patient for a heart transplant has appealed for potential donors to “be a hero”, as organ donation week begins.

Gareth Evans, 45, from Stockport, has been waiting for a new heart for more than nine years. His condition has deteriorated recently and he has spent the last three months in Wythenshawe hospital, south Manchester. Continue reading... The Guardian