Ben Hughes, aged 28, from Harlescott, in Shrewsbury, was born with a congenital heart disease and struggled to lead a ‘normal’ life.
In 2007 he underwent a successful heart and lung transplant.
Following the operation he lived a normal life but last December he fell ill with flu-like symptoms and in April doctors discovered that Ben’s lungs had gone into chronic rejection.
Last week he was told his condition was incurable and that he had just six months to live. Taking inspiration from the Hollywood film ‘The Bucket List’, which sees Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman portray two dying men who embark on a tour of the world to do the things they have always wanted to before they die, Ben has now written his own list and friends and family have been busy trying to make his dreams come true.
Read more: http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/11/28/tragic-ben-draws-up-his-bucket-
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