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NEWS.scotsman.com 21 May 2002
Author's owl speeds transplant girl's recovery .
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Author's owl speeds transplant girl's recovery A Nine year old girl who had a life-saving transplant operation after a desperate last-minute appeal for a donor is recovering well - with a gift from JK Rowling her new most treasured possession.
Abbey Cape was given two weeks to live after a virus attacked her heart, leaving just eight per cent of it able to function. But the youngster is now making a good recovery and today her parents thanked well-wishers, including the Edinburgh author who sent a personal gift and a note .
The owl toy and a hand-written letter sent by the author of the Harry Potter books proved a big hit. "The owl hasn't left her side since she got it," they said.
The couple, Marianne Cape and Darren Jackson, from Leicestershire, issued a desperate appeal for a heart donor for Abbey, who suffered severe cardiomyopathy and had a transplant last month.
