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A three-month-old boy, Macs, is clinging to life with a Berlin heart — the only device that can keep him alive while waiting for a transplant — but his parents are desperate as hospital beds remain unavailable. Diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, Macs suffered two cardiac arrests and is now in an induced coma, reliant on machines to pump his blood. Despite NHS Wales confirming funding exists, access hinges on bed availability and clinical need. Transferred to a Bristol unit two weeks ago, his condition has deteriorated, and his parents are pleading for a bed at one of only two UK hospitals equipped to fit the device: Great Ormond Street or Great North Children’s Hospital. With fewer than five children in the UK using this life-saving technology, time is running out — and the family is also urging more organ donors to give other children like Macs a chance at a full, healthy life.

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