Sarah has a heart transplant
IT’S TIME FOR HER HEART TRANSPLANT…
Courageous Sarah gets the news she’s been dreading and longing for this week – a new heart has been found, and the surgeons are ready to operate.
Following the madness of her mum and Joe’s wedding day, Sarah hasn’t been thinking about herself much recently, so the announcement comes as a shock. Although she knows it’s the only way to save her life, Sarah goes into a total panic when the transplant co-ordinator tells her to prepare for the operation. This is the moment that will change her life forever.
“Sarah’s almost too scared to believe it, especially after what happened before, when the operation was cancelled at the last minute,” explains our Dales insider. “She knows that she could die on the operating table and that the transplant is risky. For somebody so young, she’s been through too much in her life. But Sarah’s a Dingle – and Dingles are fighters.”
Debbie is beside herself when she arrives at the hospital, knowing it could be the last time she sees her beloved daughter alive. It’s more than she can bear as Sarah is wheeled into theatre and the long wait begins. Debbie is convinced that this could be their goodbye, and the pain of what’s ahead hits her like a ton of bricks. Worse still, following
Sarah knows she could die on the operating table – it’s so risky…”
the op, the doctors are unable to tell the family if the transplant has worked or not, leaving them in a world of torment.
“Faith and Charity are there to support Sarah and Debbie, but they feel utterly helpless,” reveals our spy. “They are two of the toughest women in the village, but they are powerless to do anything and are lost for words. Although they are praying for good news, both of them are natural cynics and their glances of concern prove just how terrified they are. Losing Sarah would destroy the whole family.”
With the operation complete, all they can do is wait to see whether the heart transplant has worked and if Sarah recovers. She’s come a long way to get to this stage, and Sarah has proved time and again that her condition won’t beat her. Will she and Debbie have cause for celebration, or are the Dingles about to deal with another tragic loss?