Scottish mum heartbroken as newborn diagnosed with rare disease needs urgent transplant

A mum has been left heartbroken after her tiny baby was diagnosed with a rare disease and is now in desperate need of a transplant.

Anna Shushura is desperately hoping that a liver donor can be found to save her little girl's life. Five month-old Helin Dinler was diagnosed Biliary Atresia - a rare liver disease that blocks the bile ducts - shortly after birth.

Anna, from Stirling, said doctors realised something was wrong when her daughter, who was born weighing a healthy 9lbs, began losing weight.

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The devastated parents have now issued a public appeal to find a liver donor as little Helin has already been in hospital for two months- and will remain there until she receives a transplant.

Mum-of-two Anna, 36, told the Record: "Helin's diagnosis was heartbreaking.

"I had a normal pregnancy and when she was born she seemed healthy and looked perfect. We couldn't believe it when doctors told us she was so poorly. We were in shock."

She continued: "She wasn't putting on weight and we began to worry. Our health visitor sent us to the hospital for blood tests.

"Then she was sent for an ultrasound which discovered the disease."

Tragically her family including mum, dad Ozkan and her nine-year-old sister Veronika do not fit the requirements for organ donation. They are now appealing for a life saving match to come forward.

She added: "We are still searching for her life saver.

"We have received several applications from people wanting to help and doctors are hoping that one of them is a match, but at the moment we are not certain.

"She needs the surgery before her first birthday. We are hoping for a miracle.

"I am with Helin in Leeds on my own and her sister and dad are home in Scotland. It's hard for the family to be apart.

"We want her to get healthy and be able to go home where she belongs."