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Glasgow Heart Transplant Patient ‘Energised’ by 110km Sahara Trek
Fraser Wilson, 48, completed a 110km Sahara trek two years post-transplant, raising nearly £11,500 for Crisis while promoting organ donation awareness.
- In November last year, Fraser Wilson completed a gruelling trek of more than 110km across the Sahara Desert, Morocco, raising nearly £11,500 for the homelessness charity Crisis.
- Fraser Wilson underwent a heart transplant in March 2023 performed by the Scottish National Advanced Heart Failure Service at Golden Jubilee University National Hospital, diagnosed with genetic cardiomyopathy linked to his family history.
- He spent four full days and two half-days trekking in Morocco alongside about 90 Lloyds Banking Group colleagues, walking in groups of 30 and overcoming doubts through camaraderie and support.
- The hospital noted, 'As Scotland’s only adult heart transplant centre, we see the life-changing impact organ donation has every single day' and trek participants reported changed views on organ donation.
- The trek energised Fraser Wilson, and Julie Smith, transplant nurse at NHS Golden Jubilee, said SNAHFS supports lifelong recovery for transplant recipients.
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The Independent (US)Heart transplant patient feels he can ‘do anything’ after 110km Sahara trek
Fraser Wilson completed the trek just two years after having a heart transplant
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Heart Transplant Survivor Treks 110km Across the Sahara: “I Feel Like I Can Do Anything Now”
Two years after receiving a life-saving heart transplant, Fraser Wilson, a bank worker from Glasgow, walked more than 110 kilometers across the Sahara Desert—an achievement he once believed would be impossible. Diagnosed with genetic cardiomyopathy, a condition that had already claimed the lives of four close family members, including his mother, Wilson underwent a heart transplant in March 2023 when his health rapidly deteriorated. Today, at 48…
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