A TEENAGER born with a rare genetic liver disease has been selected for the Great Britain team taking part in next year's World Transplant Games.

Maisie Danher - who underwent a life-saving operation in 2010 - won two gold medals in the British Transplant Games in August.

The 13-year-old, a member of Wirral Athletic Club has been selected for the World games and her family are hoping local companies will be able to sponsor Maisie.

Maisie went on the waiting list for a new liver in March 2010 when she was four and had her first transplant that year.

That liver did not work and 24 hours later she was once again placed on the waiting list as super urgent.

For three days she was without a working liver and in intensive care being kept alive.

Another liver then became available and her second transplant took place later that week.

She has gone from strength to strength and is now fit and well, happy and healthy.

She has competed in the British Transplant Games for the last seven years competing for the Birmingham Children’s Team.

Steve Brick, who has only been coaching Maisie - a student at Birkenhead High School - for about four months, said recently: "Maisie is an amazing young lady and works so hard in training she deserves these medal.

"She is a great example to any young athlete." 

The total cost of preparation and participation in the Games will be approximately £1,500.

Details on the games are from transplantsport.org.uk and wtgf.org.

If you have any questions on sponsorship, contact Maisie’s parents at jennydanher@hotmail.com