Elliott Wills, 13, from Cornwall is calling for more O negative and B negative blood donors after his life was saved by transfusions in October last year. The teenager has has rare blood disorder and requires regular transfusions, but lost seven litres of blood after a main artery burst following surgery in Bristol. His father Phil Wills, 53 was told to prepare for the worst, while his mother Gill could not travel due to health problems. Elliott spent three weeks in hospital but has since returned to school and playing football (Wills family/PA)
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