A former Town player given a "second chance of life" by a kidney transplant has praised a new art installation thanking organ donors. Kieron Dyer was the recipient of a liver transplant last September, after being diagnosed with primary sclerosing cholangitis, a disease that attacks the bile ducts. The 45-year-old called this transplant a second chance at life and has now taken to thank other organ donors while being a guest at the opening of an art installation at Ipswich Hospital's Critical Care Centre.

Read more: Art exhibition raises £70,000 for new breast care unit at Ipswich Hospital The former Ipswich and England footballer said that because of his transplant experience, he was happy to have been invited to this event. Kieron Dyer said he was happy to be a part of this event because of his experience of getting a liver transplant. (Image: Charlotte Bond) "This is a perfect representation of donations from families, recipients, and people that have, unfortunately, lost their lives," he added.

"One of the big things that my organ donation family said to me is that they see me as continuing the legacy of their loved one." The installation, ‘The Heart of the Matter’, is a glass structure created by Suffolk artist Arabella Marshall and commissioned by the Trust’s Organ Donation Committee. It has three pieces that make up a heart, each one of which is made up of fragments, which the artist said was to show the journey of organ donations.

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