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East Calder mum who needs transplant is determined to bounce back on the dance floor

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A determined West Lothian woman who needs a transplant is keeping her dream alive of hotfooting it onto the dance floor during a night she’s organised to raise money for Kidney Research.Dot Currie, who is fondly known as Disco Dot, was unaware she had had problems with her kidney until she ended up in hospital in 2022.“I had a mini-stroke over two years ago and when I went in they were doing routine tests and bloods and discovered it," Dot said.“I only realised because a nurse told me they couldn’t believe I was walking at that stage because my kidneys were that bad.“I’ve been on the waiting list for a transplant since around about the summer time.

There’s a three to three-and-a-half year waiting list. It’s like a lottery ticket.“I do dialysis four times a day at home. I tried the two different machines available but neither worked for me, so I have to do it manually.”The mum-of-one, who has a 32-year-old son, has always been the life and soul of the party.

But her love of dancing has been curtailed by her ill health.Despite her health worries, Dot decided to organise a fundraising night for the charity Kidney Research which will take place at The Village pub in East Calder, with tickets for the disco and live music night already sold out.“"I just feel that I have to do something.

I won’t let it beat me," Dot added. "My goal is to still be on the dance floor when I’m 88, and I’m going to try and get on the dance floor on the night.

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