Ralf previously had to shield from friends and family, but he can celebrate properly this Christmas.
Three-year-old Ralf admires the Christmas decorations as he meets Santa for the first time without shielding
Ralf, from Haslemere, was born with a genetic condition and has spent half his life waiting for a donor - until a match was found in the summer. "Ralf is now living, and living fully. He has a spark for the first time, and we can finally see the boy he was always meant to be," she said, as part of an appeal for people to register their children as organ donors.It's something his parents Daisy and Doug once thought might be impossible.
"Fear was a big part of our everyday lives. We had to watch our child get sicker and sicker and more and more unhappy; moving further away from others his own age, both developmentally and physically.Since his transplant, Ralf has thrived, to the delight of his parents.
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