Former England worldwide Kieron Dyer has defined how he “was as yellow as Bart Simpson” earlier than he acquired a life-changing liver transplant.
The 44-year-old, who turned out for Newcastle United, Ipswich Town and West Ham United amongst others, had been battling a uncommon illness within the type of major sclerosing cholangitis, a situation which causes critical harm to ones liver.
Having waited beforehand to take care of the false hope of getting a transplant liver from a donor, Dyer was operated on by surgeons again in September, with the process lasting 9 hours. He was discharged from hospital in October, and has been recovering at dwelling ever since.
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And talking to the Mail simply weeks after his life saving liver transplant, Dyer, who says he “was a yellow as Bart Simpson” previous to his operation, has defined how there are days had been he merely simply cries in pleasure at being alive.
“The fact that someone else died so that I might live is something I still can’t process,” Dyer mentioned. “I haven’t spoken about it until now because it is such an overwhelming thought. Maybe 99% of the population only gets one chance of life and I have been given two.
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“The reason I have been given two chances is because someone died. To have that responsibility and burden to do that person justice is…I still can’t come to terms with it. There are days where I just cry. I am happy. I am not sad. It is just such a powerful thought that someone had to die.”
The new liver has additionally given Dyer a brand new perspective on life too. And the ex-England midfielder who made 33 appearances for the Three Lions has vowed by no means to waste a single day following his therapy.
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“How do you pay it back? The first thing is to make sure I never jeopardise my liver,” added Dyer, who additionally starred on ITV’s ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here’ again in 2015.
“I wasn’t an alcoholic so there will be a time where I could drink alcohol if I wanted to, in moderation, but I will never do that. I will never jeopardise my liver. I have never taken drugs and I will stay that way. I will try and live every day to the fullest, try not to waste a single day. I have got a lot more positive outlook on life now. It’s a shame that it took someone else’s tragedy for me to be able to see it.”