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Lisa Vanderpump's nephew Sam Vanderpump has revealed a terrifying health diagnosis -- he has irreversible "end-stage" liver disease.
The 28-year-old "Made in Chelsea" star opened up about the diagnosis on Monday night's episode of the series, explaining docs told him the damage to his liver is untreatable and he can survive 4 to 5 years without a transplant.
Sam noted he's healthy otherwise and has his fingers crossed that one day he'll get the call he's found a match and can get a new liver.
Sam teamed up with NHS Organ Donation for a post after the episode aired, who noted thousands of people are in line for a life-saving organ transplant and encouraged folks to sign up as a donor.
The reality star has been open about his health struggles in the past. He's currently an ambassador for Kidney Research U.K., and teamed up with the organization in September to talk about the sepsis he contracted last year following "a severe asthma attack and weeks of flu-like symptoms."
GettySepsis is a condition that arises "when the bodyâs response to an infection injures its own tissues and organs, with the immune system going into overdrive," according to the organization.
Sam also revealed he was living with a genetic liver condition and polycystic kidney disease that made him a "greater risk to kidney failure if contracting sepsis."
Despite the health woes, Sam is staying optimistic while reaching exciting life milestones.
In March, he announced his engagement to Alice Yaxley, and in September, they revealed they're expecting.
A MADE in Chelsea star has revealed he has end-stage liver disease in heartbreaking scenes.
The 28-year-old, who is engaged to be married and expecting his first child with his wife-to-be, added that he wonât survive five years without getting a transplant.
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He was born with liver disease, but it laid dormant in his body until he was taken ill last December.
Speaking to Made in Chelsea icon Ollie Locke in Mondayâs episode of the hit E4 show, Sam opened up about his health battle.
He said: âThere is no hope of my liver getting better and he said, âI wouldnât be having this call with you if I thought you could make it through the next four or five yearsâ.
âTheyâre sending me for liver transplant assessment, so yeah.â
Ollie asked Sam how he was feeling, to which he said: âThe way I look at it is Iâm healthy now, hopefully I will remain healthy all the way up until Iâll get a call and go in for surgery and then I wake up and Iâll be healthier.â
The star then said other people will be âhigher up on the listâ, adding that heâs unsure when his transplant will happen.Â
Fans were quick to react to Samâs heartbreaking health battle.
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One tweeted: âPraying Sam Vanderpump gets a healthy transplant successfully and lives a full and healthy life for himself, Alice and his baby.â
Another wrote: âOh my gosh watching #MadeInChelsea and it got so sad with Sam Vanderpumpâs news.â
While a third penned: âSam Vanderpumpâs news have us heartbroken. How brave is Alice?! Wishing the three of you strength.â
The NHS Organ Donation also tweeted: âYou may have seen in tonightâs episode of #madeinchelsea, that one of the cast members Sam Vanderpump needs an organ transplant.
âOur thoughts are with Sam and his family as they face this news. We hope that his courage in speaking out will offer inspiration to others.â
The account went on: âSadly, thousands of people are currently waiting for a life-saving transplant because not enough people agree to donate their organs.
âIf you want to be an organ donor and save lives after your death, please confirm your decision on the NHS Organ Donor Register and ensure your loved ones know and support your decision.â
Sam revealed earlier this year that he ânearly diedâ after suffering from liver and kidney failure which later led to life-threatening sepsis.
He was rushed to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital last December with the flu when he was told his liver and kidneys had stopped working.
âI thought I was going to die,â he said at the time.
âI didnât think my body could cope and that was the scariest thing. It was terrifying.â
He added: âI remember the doctor saying to me that I was going into liver and kidney failure. I burst into tears.
âMy mum didnât react badly, you would expect her to be in complete meltdown, but she didnât want to scare me.
âThe words they used for the function of my liver were âderangedâ and âdemonicâ.Â
âYou donât feel your organs normally but when they stop working and because my liver and kidneys werenât working my heart was in overdrive, my pancreas was struggling, my spleen wasnât wellâŠÂ
âAnd you can feel all this pain and uncomfortableness, I was really, really fighting to keep myself alive. I didnât think I was going to survive or see the outside of the hospital again.Â
âYou never think the flu will lead to you being in a hospital bed and nearly dying.
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âThey told my mum that if I had got to hospital 24-48 hours later, I wouldnât have made it. By calling the ambulance, my girlfriend literally saved my life.â
Sam is smitten with his model fiancĂ©e Alice Yaxley, 24, who is currently pregnant with the coupleâs first child.
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Ethen Frank leaves game against Dallas Stars after crashing into Mikko Rantanen trucc
The Washington Capitals suffered another injury to their forward corps, losing Ethen Frank against the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night.
 
Frank went to the locker room in the final minutes of the third period after appearing to lay a body check on Stars winger Mikko Rantanen. When the two collided near the boards, Rantanen â who is listed as five inches taller and 40 pounds heavier than Frank â barely seemed to move, leaving Frank to absorb the full impact.
The hit sent Frank flying backwards before he landed hard on his right arm and side. He clutched his head in the immediate aftermath of the fall, though it did not appear to hit the ice.
 
Frank was slow to get back up on his feet and showed visible pain while receiving attention from Capitals head athletic trainer Jason Serbus, requiring help to get off the ice while holding his left arm at a 90-degree angle. Head coach Spencer Carbery said postgame that he had not yet gotten an update on Frankâs status.
Several of Washingtonâs forwards had already sustained injuries this season even before Frank got hurt. Frank was only on Tuesdayâs roster to begin with because of a lower-body injury Dylan Strome sustained against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, and the team previously went without Pierre-Luc Dubois for five games earlier in the month. Defenseman Rasmus Sandin also remains on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.
Frank has played in three of the Capitalsâ ten games this season, scoring one assist and averaging 11:18 per night.
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The Capitals will have two days off before their next game against the New York Islanders on Friday. If both Frank and Strome (who has been labeled out day-to-day) are unable to play, the team will either see extra forward Sonny Milano draw back into the lineup or will have to make another move.
