One family’s extraordinary act of kindness – donating the heart of their daughter – gave a young boy his life back. In this extract from her new book, doctor Rachel Clarke tells the story in gripping detail
This is the tale of a boy, a girl, and the heart they share: Max and Keira.
Max had been a footballing, tree-climbing, play-fighting force of nature until a mysterious illness caused his heart to fail, leaving it so dangerously weak and unstable he was forced to spend nine months confined to a hospital bed.