Patient Stories
Family reflects on mum’s 47 years with a transplant
Family reflects on mum’s 47 years with a transplant 05 December 2022 David Green’s late wife Judy was something of a medical miracle. Not only was she one of the first people in the UK to receive a transplant from a living donor – her mother Hazel – but that kidney lasted an incredible 47…
Read MoreFamily’s tribute fund for mum’s chosen charity
Family’s tribute fund for mum’s chosen charity 25 November 2022 When John Lewis met his wife Katy, he knew from the outset that she had a hereditary kidney condition called PKD, where cysts form around the organ. After her health started to deteriorate in the mid-noughties, Katy had a living organ transplant from her younger…
Read MoreKidney problems from birth inspire medical career
Kidney problems from birth inspire medical career 21 November 2022 When Sally Woodward was, unknown to her, six weeks’ pregnant with daughter Helen, she contracted chickenpox. After Helen was born in 1997, the family were told either the virus or the anti-viral medication Sally had taken had interfered with the process whereby cells develop into…
Read MoreTo be told you can’t be a solution to your son’s problem is absolutely devastating
To be told you can’t be a solution to your son’s problem is absolutely devastating 18 November 2022 Melina and her son Charlie are leading our latest campaign to fight the disease that has kept the 12-year-old requiring life-saving dialysis treatment. Charlie has bravely battled kidney disease since he was just eight years old. Charlie…
Read MoreFormer pro footballer Wayne takes on kidney disease
Former pro footballer Wayne takes on kidney disease 28 October 2022 As a former professional footballer, Wayne Andrews, 44, was used to his body being at peak fitness. After retiring from the game in 2009, he became a personal trainer specialising in strength and conditioning and works with celebrities including former England football stars Andy Cole and…
Read MoreKidney patient using TikTok to raise awareness
Kidney patient using TikTok to raise awareness 25 October 2022 Like many people when they get diagnosed with kidney disease, Darren Daniel felt worried and anxious about his condition, and wasn’t sure where to turn for help and advice. In 2017, Darren had started to display some worrying symptoms but put it down to working…
Read MoreEvusheld vigil announcement for Covid-19 patient campaign
Evusheld vigil announcement for Covid-19 patient campaign 17 October 2022 A campaign calling for immunocompromised people to be able to access a treatment which could help protect them from getting Covid-19 will culminate with a vigil in Parliament Square on Wednesday 26 October. A proportion of kidney patients, especially among those with kidney transplants, remain…
Read MoreA work event changes kidney patient Billie’s life
A work event changes kidney patient Billie’s life 13 October 2022 Billie had never met anyone with a kidney condition before she went along to a presentation given by Kidney Research UK to the Financial Ombudsman Service earlier this year. Developing kidney failure after other medical complications Billie, 35, an employee at the Ombudsman, developed…
Read MoreWorst case scenario was Sanjay’s reality
Worst case scenario was Sanjay’s reality 25 September 2022 Sanjay’s story sounds like a worst-case scenario but is an unfortunate reality for many people with kidney disease. After racing to hospital for a transplant twice, it was only on the third call from the transplant team that he was able to finally get his life…
Read MoreFamily experience leads to PhD award
Family experience leads to PhD award 22 August 2022 The Sutherland family has been touched by kidney disease in many ways. When Paul Sutherland, 60, was 11 years old he was diagnosed with reflux (a condition where the urine flows backwards from the bladder to the ureter and sometimes to the kidneys), but already had…
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