Posts Tagged ‘kidney transplant’
March 12th, 2019 | 
Author: Daily Mail reports:
The 1,000th transplant involving living kidney swap donors will take place this week.
The NHS runs a sharing scheme where people can donate a kidney in return for one for their friend or family member in need.
The scheme was set up in 2007 because people on the kidney transplant list had friends and family who wanted to donate their organ but were not a good match by blood group or tissue.
Now, if a patient enters the sharing scheme with their friend or family member, the pair could be matched with another couple in the scheme so that each recipient receives a kidney from the other’s friend or family member.
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Mainly aimed at my USA readers, anyone living near to the Arden Theatre in Philadelphia, PA then this is for you.
Playwright Michael Hollinger has produced a play on the comic aspects of a kidney transplant.
Sometimes it takes comedy to get the message across. Now, of course I have not seen this production but am assuming it will be well received and word will spread.
Now we just need someone in the UK to produce a similar play for the West End and to travel around 🙂 …….
If anyone gets to see this play, would love you to report back on your views and whether it has had any positive impact re kidney transplant/donation etc.
Under the Skin, which will begin previews Thursday and run through March 15 at the Arden Theatre, Philadelphia (USA) – is the result of Hollinger’s deep dive into the world of organ donation – a months-long process of interviewing local donors and recipients and examining the fraught interactions that arise when a person is asked to hand over a chunk of her own precious tissue.
You can read more here – Under the Skin by Michael Hollinger
Come on! Any UK playwrights out there want to do something similar over here? …. don’t be shy 🙂
Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas and I so hope 2014 will be a great year for many of you.
Thank you so much for your support of this website. It makes my day when I receive a comment or someone contacts me through the website wanting more information or support through their donation experience. I love also hearing from recipients, or family members of donors or recipients. Thank you all so much.
I also want to pass my thanks on to all those involved in the kidney donation process. Not just the front line i.e. doctors, co-ordinators, nurses etc but all those that help to keep the hospitals running smoothly who perhaps we never even get to see. I have always said, donating a kidney is a great team effort. Without the medical people, caterers, cleaners, administration and everyone who works at the hospitals – we would not be able to donate. I cannot list everyone who is involved as to be honest I know there will be some I will leave out – because I don’t even know they exist as their work is behind the scenes.! Great thanks to them and everyone. you are all so truly appreciated.
People wonder whether Miracles exist – if 200 years ago someone said “one day we will be able to take out an organ from a living person and put it inside another living person – and they will both continue to live” – I am sure they would have been shouted out of town as a mad person. Yet here we are today with this great Miracle happening. What will the next 50 years bring ….. I find it exciting just thinking about it as I am sure there are huge medical breakthrough that will happen during that time.
For those first timers to this website – thank you for visiting. To find out what it is like being a kidney donor, please check out the links top left of this page under the heading “become a donor”. I do so hope I can inspire someone to consider donating a kidney, whether it is to a family member or friend who is in need of a kidney – or whether you feel you just want to help anyone – no matter who. I have never regretted once my donation and only wish I had more spare kidneys as would so willingly donate again.  What greater gift could anyone give or receive.
So … everyone have a really wonderful Christmas and after years and years of trying to find the proof that Santa exists – he was spotted the other night …….. I will leave you all on this wonderful picture to bring smiles and chuckles from many .
Proof at long last
Proof that Santa really does exist
The first altruistic kidney donation in the UK took place in 2007 and there were 3 altruistic kidney donations. Altogether up until December 2012 there have been 151 altruistic donations! That is fantastic. Well done everyone.
If you look at the picture below you will see there has been a noticeable increase in numbers each year. Will 2013 see us hitting the 200 altruistic donor mark.
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These are the most recent statistics and so do not appear in the
NHS organ donation annual activity report for 2011/2012
If you want to  see 2011 – 2012 stats for all transplant activity then please visit this link http://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/statistics/transplant_activity_report/
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Karen Brown was 39, happily married with two children, of 3 and 6 years old. She had also recently given up a career in London to spend more time with her children. As you can imagine her world was turned upside down. Here is Karen’s story. Her 6 year old daughter has also spoken of how she feels with her mummy being so ill. Karen’s husband, Matt, explains what life is like for him knowing the wife he adores is so ill.
Karen’s Story
Karen and her two children
I found out I had kidney failure last September, I am what is called a ‘crash lander’. It all happened completely out of the blue. I had been suffering from bad headaches for sometime, and thought my eyes looked puffy, but the doctors thought it was sinusitis. It wasn’t until they checked my blood pressure, and realised it was sky high, that they thought there was a problem, and gave me a blood test. It was that night I got the call to say that my kidneys showed they were functioning at 5%, and I needed to go straight to Brighton hospital for further tests.
