A mum from Lancaster who fought a legal battle for her teenage son to have a kidney transplant has thanked the donor who saved his life.
Ami Mclennan appeared on BBC Breakfast where she said her son William Verden's surgery had been a success.
William, 17, needed a new kidney but doctors initially wouldn't operate because he has autism.
But after his family went to court, a judge ruled in March that the surgery was in William's best interests.
Ami was interviewed by BBC Breakfast presenters Jon Kay and Sally Nugent on the live Tuesday morning show. Images below from the BBC.


"He's doing really really well," she said.
"He's nearly standing alone, playing X-box, he's doing really well."
When asked when William might be able to go home, Ami said: "It depends on the pain medication he's been on for three weeks, when that comes down, and how he gets on walking.
"He's almost there."
Last year, Ami said she'd felt "physically sick" when medical professionals suggested end-of-life care for William.
But now she says after the kidney operation he doesn't need dialysis and can now "go to college more".
William's new kidney came from a deceased donor.
In a message to the donor's family, Ami said: "There's not enough words to thank you, you've saved his life. There are no words. Just thank you."
William was found to be suffering from a rare kidney disease in 2019.
Doctors discovered he had 40 per cent kidney function - which later reduced to 5 per cent - and FSGS, a rare disease that attacks the kidneys and can cause kidney failure.
Related Story: EXCLUSIVE: Lancaster teenager who won legal battle for 'gift of life' undergoes kidney transplant - Beyond Radio


Police issue quicksand warning after riverbank danger for school pupils in Lancaster
Lancaster animal shelter launches 'Big Build' fundraiser to help save charity
LISTEN: Morecambe "definitely submitting a bid" to become first UK Town of Culture
Heysham Port upgrade blamed for traffic chaos 'trapping residents in their homes'
LISTEN: Tourism champs hail Eden Project and Tour de France as huge for Morecambe Bay area
Donation helps college pan ability football team to play in national championships
LISTEN: Meet the new manager of the Midland Hotel in Morecambe
LISTEN: Main contractor to build Eden Project Morecambe to be announced this month
£1.2m of funding for flood defence schemes in Lancaster district announced
Morecambe Bay hospital trust unveils new painless blood test
Thousands raised to help boost return of Lancaster Music Festival
High street computer games shop in Lancaster closes down
LISTEN: Carnforth actor wins Hollywood and Paris awards for horror film role
"1600 potholes repaired last week" says councillor as roads debate rumbles on
Burger King takeaway in Lancaster city centre closes down
Morecambe lifeboat crew reunite dog lost on sands with owner
New Morrisons Daily supermarket opens in Morecambe
Council investigate after derelict food trailer found dumped in Lancaster layby
Man charged after pedestrian died in Morecambe hit and run
LISTEN: We go out on Pothole Patrol in Morecambe

