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5 October 2024

9:00 AM

5 October 2024

9:00 AM

The Story of a Heart Rachel Clarke

Abacus, pp.288, 22

Max Johnson’s life while he waited for a heart transplant had become so miserable and traumatic that he didn’t care whether he carried on or not. Indeed, the colourless, almost lifeless nine-year-old recorded a video saying he wanted to die. His parents felt as though they were on ‘death row’ as they waited for a donor.

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