Praise for heart donor
The UK’S oldest person living with a heart transplant has said his donor’s family is still on his mind nearly every day.
When Ted Warner had the surgery at the Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridgeshire, in August 1990, he was given just eight years to live. Warner, from Leicestershire, is holding a belated birthday celebration today after turning 90 in June.
“It’s all possible because of my donor,” said Warner, adding his praise for the donor. “I think about them almost every single day, even now. Especially now.
“You can’t ever put into words how kind, generous and unselfish he and his family are for donating his heart to somebody he doesn’t know.”