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Personal stories

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    Living donation

    Life on the transplant list - Danny's story

    My name is Danny, I am 46 years old and this is my story about kidney failure and transplantation. I consider myself very lucky indeed. Not every…
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    Living donation

    Altruistic donation - Brian's Story

    The idea of giving a kidney had been knocking around in the back of my head for sometime. But what galvanised me into really doing something about it…
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    Living donation

    Transplant recipient - Emma's Story

    Emma was diagnosed with glomerulonephritis aged just 17 and knew her kidney function would gradually deteriorate as a result. However, the birth of…
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    Living donation

    Donor recipient - Julie's Story

    I was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease at 24 and listed for transplant three years later.  At the time, I was in denial about how awful I was…
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Kate's story

Kate Kenyon talks about her kidney transplant journey, and the importance of living kidney donation for those in need of a transplant.

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