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A DESPERATE mum is fighting to save h er two-year-old son who needs a liver and bowel transplant to live. Jade Earaker, 23, has watched little Zachary Bradford undergo over 30 surgeries since he was born at just 28 weeks after his bowel perforated in the womb. 11 Jade and Rhys with their two sons Zachary and Reuben Credit: Supplied 11 Zachary, two, needs a bowel and liver transplant Credit: Supplied 11 But he needs organs from a child donor Credit: Supplied He lost most of his gut through his first surgery, meaning he has to be fed through tubes, which has caused him to be diagnosed with liver and intestinal failure.

The mum-of-two, from East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire , had to put her son on the transplant list for a new liver and bowel in August 2022. After one year on the list and six unsuccessful matches, Zachary became too unwell to wait for the size match donor that he needed for the bowel transplant and his only option was to use a liver from an adult donor. In August last year, Zachary's family were "absolutely over the moon" when they got to call to say the hospital had a match, and thought it was going to be "the life-saving gift he so desperately needed".



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