; Face of the Echo's Lifesavers Campaign Receives New Lungs

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THE family of inspirational 21-year-old Kirstie Tancock have revealed they were told to "p re -pare for the worst" as she underwent a lung transplant. But they say they are now hopeful for her future after she received the life-saving operation.

Mrs Tancock, nee Mills, who suffers from cystic fibrosis, is the face of the Echo's Lifesavers campaign, urging people to sign up to the organ donation register.

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; Face of the Echo's Lifesavers Campaign Receives New Lungs

She had been told she had just a few months to live unless an organ donor could be found.

And when her own lungs began to fail, her family, including mum Lynne Freeman and new husband Stuart, admitted t...

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