A BIRDWELL man has been given the gift of life after a five-year wait for a transplant.
Alan Cutts, 67, of Falcon Drive, underwent a seven hour operation at Sheffield Northern General on Sunday after finally getting the call.
Alan, whose kidney function had fallen to just eight per cent, had been having some tests to see if he was eligible to remain on the transplant register due to his age.
Read more in this weeks Barnsley Chronicle
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