![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/i-feel-so-lucky-after-my-kidney-transplant-my-mum-fought-for-amid-my-end-of-life-care/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1_LUCKY.jpg&description=When William Verden was being kept alive by dialysis, doctors claimed end-of-life care was in his best interests but mum Ami McLennan argued for his right to have a transplant William Verden is just like any other teenager, learning new skills at college and enjoying days out with his family. But the 18-year-old knows how lucky he is to be alive, a year after a life-saving kidney transport. William, who has autism and ADHD, was being kept alive by dialysis after suffering kidney failure. Doctors argued that end-of-life care was in his best interests, partly due to concerns about how he would cope with a transplant due to his learning difficulties. But William's mum Ami McLennan opposed the decision, and fought for his right to have the op. The hospital NHS trust turned to a court to decide what was best – and a judge ordered William be placed on the transplant waiting list. Today marks one year since the teenager's successful surgery at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and now his kidney function is at 90 per cent. Mum-of-three Ami, 46, who once feared she would never see her son turn 18, is delighted he has 'proven medics wrong'. She said: 'William has come on massively since his transplant – he's done everything they said he wouldn't do. He can go out and not be con-fined to machines… he can be William again.' The teenager – whose plight was first highlighted in this newspaper two years ago – added: 'I'm so lucky… I feel good. Having no more [dialysis] lines and getting to go to college is the best." William was diagnosed with the rare disease focal segmental glomerulosclerosis aged 14. By May 2020, his kidneys were operating at 40 per cent. Doctors argued against him having a transplant, saying the chance of the disease recurring was high and that William would struggle to cope with sedation and wires attached to his body. Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust has since denied any allegation that medics discriminated against William based on his learning){kind=link}
When William Verden was being kept alive by dialysis, doctors claimed end-of-life care was in his best interests but mum Ami McLennan argued for his right to have a transplant
William Verden is just like any other teenager, learning new skills at college and enjoying days out with his family.
But the 18-year-old knows how lucky he is to be alive, a year after a life-saving kidney transport. William, who has autism and ADHD, was being kept alive by dialysis after suffering kidney failure.
Doctors argued that end-of-life care was in his best interests, partly due to concerns about how he would cope with a transplant due to his learning difficulties. But William’s mum Ami McLennan opposed the decision, and fought for his right to have the op.
The hospital NHS trust turned to a court to decide what was best â and a judge ordered William be placed on the transplant waiting list. Today marks one year since the teenager’s successful surgery at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital and now his kidney function is at 90 per cent.