Student’s appeal after giving half his liver to save father’s life

UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL

Naresh with his son Deraj

A student at the University of Bristol is urging people to join the organ donor register after he saved his own father’s life by donating half his liver.

Deraj Wilson-Aggarwal, who’s studying for a Masters in Biological Sciences, has been described as a ‘hero’ after undergoing a major operation to sacrifice 56 per cent of his liver to his dad Naresh, who was suffering from hepatic cancer.

It’s rare for a living person to donate a healthy liver for immediate transplant and there were only 36 such procedures in the UK last year.

Now, with Deraj back to full health and his liver regenerated, he's urging people to join the donor register to help save more lives in the future.

The 22-year-old said: "I know it sounds clichéd, but I had the opportunity to help a loved one who was suffering from cancer so it was an easy decision. Other relatives do not have that option, which is why it’s so important to get as many people as possible on the organ donor register." Continue reading

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