A 'BRIGHT and bubbly' 14-year-old girl tragically died of liver failure just a day after a donor was found and a major operation was planned to save her life.
City fan Maisie Almond, from Stalybridge, who dreamed of becoming an accountant and had plans to backpack around the world with her friends, lost her short battle on October 2 just two weeks after first complaining of a tummy ache.
The teenager, described by her parents as 'happy and smiling all the time, underwent multiple tests at Tameside Hospital before it was revealed she had acute liver failure.
Maisie returned home from her charity shop volunteer job, at Willow Wood in Hyde, on September 15 with pains in her stomach. After recently going back to school, her family didn't initially think it was cause for concern.
But that night, after waking up and again suffering from tummy ache, she developed eye jaundice. Her parents Kathryn and Stuart took her to the emergency department for tests to be carried out.
"We thought it was just a tummy bug that goes round school and that, after a day off school, she'd be fine," mum Kathryn told the Manchester Evening News. "We thought it was probably a run of the mill tummy bug, especially with going back after the holidays.
This story is from the October 17, 2024 edition of Manchester Evening News.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the October 17, 2024 edition of Manchester Evening News.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
Ugarte is learning from Reds coach Fletcher
MANUEL Ugarte has praised Darren Fletcher for his role in helping players understand the significance of playing for United, following confirmation that he will remain at the club.
Agonising defeat for Great Britain
GREAT Britain suffered Billie Jean King Cup heartbreak as Slovakia fought back to claim a 2-1 victory in the semi-finals in Malaga.
Harland Wolff's ferry firm piled up debts of over 3m
HARLAND & WOLFF'S ill-fated venture into the ferry service sector, Scilly Ferries, amassed debts of over £3 million before succumbing to administration earlier this year, according to official filings.
US long-range missiles fired at Russia - Moscow
UKRAINE fired six American-supplied longer-range missiles at Russia's Bryansk region, Moscow said yesterday, in what would be Kyiv's first use of the weapons inside Russia in 1,000 days of war.
Dance turned my life around
A BRITISH dancer who was paralysed at 13 years old said the sport has transformed her life as she sets her sights on a medal at the Para Dance Sport European Championships.
TV school set to be demolished
A FORMER school which appeared in episodes of BBC drama Waterloo Road could be demolished under new plans by Salford council.
Yellow lines spark parking wars
RESIDENTS IN SHOCK OVER RESTRICTIONS
'The bullet was still in him...as far as we know, it's still there'
TRIAL HEARS HOW MAN SURVIVED BEING SHOT IN CHEST AT CLOSE RANGE
CAUGHT ONY CAMERA
DRIVERS CAPTURED ON PHONES AND WITHOUT BELTS IN SAFETY BLITZ
Here comes the Sunday
HOPES FOR NEW DEAL TO END WEEKEND MISERY FOR NORTHERN RAIL PASSENGERS
