article_snippet: David Acott had a transplant three years ago after doctors discovered David Acott liver was not metabolising copper and David Acott was being poisoned.
article_snippet: The creative media student also adored the family cocker spaniel, ironically named Copper by David long before David knew about David medical problems .
article_snippet: David began to suffer from depression and anxiety when David was 13 years old.
article_snippet: Shortly after David 15th birthday in July 2012 Ms Acott spotted that David stomach looked swollen.
article_snippet: Two days later the whites of David eyes turned yellow and David became very ill.
article_snippet: Within a week, David was having a life-saving liver transplant in King's College Hospital, London, after being diagnosed with the rare Wilson's Disease.
article_snippet: David family learned that a genetic defect had caused the illness, which prevented David liver from being able to metabolise copper.
article_snippet: The deadly copper build-up was poisoning David liver, brain and other organs.
article_snippet: And David adored the family cocker spaniel, ironically named Copper by David long before David knew David had Wilson's Disease.
highlights_snippet: Had liver transplant three years ago because liver transplant didn't metabolise copper .
  