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Dominic Arkwright talks to people who have taken or made life-changing phone calls

The Call: Series 1: Episode 4: The Transplant

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The Transplant

BBC Radio 4 - The Call, Series 1, The Transplant

Tony Roth had to wait for a call telling him that he could have a heart transplant.

Tony Roth suffered a series of heart attacks and was forced to give up work while waiting for a call telling him that a donor heart was finally available.

Dominic Arkwright talks to people who have taken or made life-changing phone calls. 

Tony Roth suffered his first heart attack when he was in his early 30s. Within six months he had a triple bypass operation, but two more heart attacks and more bypass surgery followed. In failing heath, he was forced to give up work, and waited for the call to tell him that a donor heart was available.

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