“He was diagnosed when he was 19 years old and was the kind of man who never complained, even when he was on dialysis. With hindsight I realise he suffered with depression because of his illness, but he never showed it to me and my two brothers Marc and Jamie.

“Dad couldn't kick a ball at the park with us, but we all looked forward to Saturdays because that was when he was on dialysis at home, so we would sit in the living room and watch the football together.

Treasured memories

“These times together were some of the best times we spent with dad. Treasured memories.”

Paul received two transplants, but one rejected and the other deteriorated over time. Paul became progressively more ill, but he was determined to keep working at the Clydebank branch of Asda.

After shielding throughout lockdown, Paul went back to work when his furlough came to an end but was only there for two weeks before falling seriously ill and being hospitalised. He was in a coma for eight weeks and then sadly died of Covid-19.