'I don't think I would have been here without it - I am very grateful to the donor and their family.'
A former care assistant says she's 'lucky to be alive' after receiving a heart transplant just 12 days after going on the waiting list.
Pearl, from Greenock, said:"I was a carer at Larkfield View and it was a heavy job but I was so lethargic."I felt exhausted and kept having blood taken because of medication I took for my skin, but nothing showed up.Pearl who has a son Ian, 35, daughter Jenna, 30, and grandchildren Carter, 10, and Amiya, five, saw a GP and was initially given a spray to take under her tongue, plus aspirin.The grandmother said:"It was a total shock.
Pearl said:"I didn't think for a minute it would happen so quickly, even though the doctors tell you to always have your bag packed."I don't think I would have been here without it - I am very grateful to the donor and their family.Pearl's surgery took around seven hours and she remained in hospital for three weeks after it.
"They all had to be tested in case the heart condition was genetic - it's not something that you ever think you are going to need in your lifetime."Pearl said:"My new heart is amazing but unfortunately because of the medication I've had to take, I have chronic kidney disease."She said:"It's a day I thought I would never see.
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