Ruby Verden spoke out days before a court decides if her brother William, 17, can have a kidney transplant and continue dialysis that keeps him alive. Two years ago, he was diagnosed with focal segmental glomerulosclerosisA teenager has begged a judge to help her sick brother beat a “death sentence”. Ruby Verden, 15, spoke out days before a court decides if William, 17, can have a kidney transplant and continue dialysis that keeps him alive. Doctors believe a transplant is unlikely to work and want to move William to palliative care – which the family calls a death sentence. An expert instructed by the family says a transplant will give him a 50% chance of a cure but the hospital disagrees.

Source: Daily Mirror February 20, 2022 23:18 UTC