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Manchester United star Andy Cole's life-changing second chance that brought him to tears
12.05.2024 - 16:07 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Wiping tears from his face, a former Manchester United star spoke of a sacrifice that can so often happen without fanfare – but is a vital second chance at life for those who find themselves urgently needing it.
“Maybe if you came to me five years ago, I would have said something totally different. But for me the past two years has changed so much. This illness knocked me off my feet,” admitted Andy Cole, the ex-Manchester United striker, back in a candid interview in 2018.
"I found it really difficult to cope, after being as fit as I was. There is no hell like it."
The former England international was opening up about a devastating mystery virus he contracted on return from a trip to Vietnam in 2015. The illness was so catastrophic he was left needing a kidney transplant – and desperate for help.
Now, seven years after miraculously finding a match for a transplant in his nephew, Andy is fronting a new initiative to encourage more people to consider living kidney donation. It comes as a new poll reveals just 16 per cent of adults in the north west would consider donating a kidney to a stranger, despite 81 per cent of them believing you can change someone’s life even if you’ve never met them.
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Back in 2018, Andy shared the personal story of how he owes his sister’s son a ‘lifelong debt’ after a terrifying brush with death. The former footballer had struggled with the strange illness for two years before his nephew, Alexander Palmer, was found to be the perfect match for a transplant in 2017 as Andy was suffering kidney failure.
During the emotional interview, Andy said: “My
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