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Alex, who will compete in events including the giant slalom, started skiing when he was four, just one year after his transplant. <\/p>\n
Even being able to take to the slopes at all was more than parents Julie and Howard could have imagined following his birth. <\/p>\n
At three days old he was transferred to Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool, where they have a specialist kidney unit. <\/p>\n
\u201cThere were moments when we would hope that Alex would be OK, and all the treatments would be fine,” said Julie, 47.<\/p>\n
“Other times the enormity of what lay ahead would hit us and we were completely floored by the thought of it all.” <\/p>\n
The first few years involved infusion therapy, and when his kidneys failed, he had to have regular dialysis.<\/p>\n
He would need a transplant to live a normal life, and after testing, it was found that his parents were matches.<\/p>\n
However, he had to wait until he was tall enough to accept an adult organ. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n