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123P H O T O G R A P H E D B Y C R A I G S T E N N E T T

Four hours to goand the little girls

heart transplant

was missingonly one thing

aHeartforLaura

B Y R O B E R T K I E N E R

It is just past midnight in central London. In asmall fourth-floor guest flat, directly across the road

from Great Ormond Street Hospital, Andrew and

Julia Whitworth are sleeping fitfully. A full midsum-

mer moon shines softly through the couples lace-

curtained windows. Suddenly, Julia is jolted awake

by her mobile phone.

Is this Julia Whitworth?Yes, it is.

We have a heart. Julias hand tightens around the

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