Parents Plead for Heart Donation for Baby

The parents of 11-week-old William Jones, the youngest child in the UK on the urgent heart transplant waiting list, are pleading for more families to consider organ donation. William, diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, a condition that weakens the heart's ability to pump blood, is currently on life support at Great Ormond Street Hospital. His mother, Laura Osborne, emphasizes that a heart transplant is his only chance of survival, requiring a donor baby of similar size and weight. NHS Blood and Transplant nurse Angie Scales acknowledges that while donation involves immense grief for another family, it can also bring comfort knowing their child's organs save lives. William's condition was identified after his parents noticed feeding difficulties and excessive sleepiness. The family hopes that sharing their story will increase awareness and prompt more people to consider organ donation.