Family of dad facing 'death sentence' issue desperate plea for help
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA dad facing a 'death sentence' after being diagnosed with a rare disease has issued a desperate appeal for help. Jack Pridmore, 27, who suffers from primary sclerosing cholangitis, needs a liver transplant.
It is the only treatment for the disease, an auto-immune condition which affects the bile ducts in his liver. Jack, from Leeds, has been placed on the transplant list since July but is yet to find a donor, Leeds Live reports.
He has been in and out of hospital with the illness, which has seriously affected his family. A few weeks ago was rushed to A&E after suffering severe swelling to his body, which made it difficult for him to move. Try MEN Premium now with our amazing New Year offer...
just click here to give it a go. Jack's fiancée Shannon Rose said: "It's affected everybody really badly. Jack just sees his condition at the minute as a death sentence because he doesn't know if he's going to get one in time - no one does. "We've got a four-year-old as well and it's been a really confusing and upsetting time for him because he's not old enough to really understand what's going on." Now, Shannon is desperately appealing for potential donors to come forward.
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