Wife donates Kidney to Husband!

 Well, this man certainly made the right choice when he proposed to his partner 25 years ago!

Donna Creed gave her kidney to her husband Darren who was suffering from polycystic kidney disease. When his medical problems got worse over the 12 years since being diagnosed, he was advised to look for a donor and started with family members. But amazingly, it was his wife who turned out to be a match. Doctors told them it was a one in 22 million chance that they were a match!!!

What an amazing gift she gave him. Love does help a bit when deciding should you be a living donor or hope for the more common donation from a generous person who has sadly died.

You can read more about this story on the BBC News website. The couple are planning a charity event in September to raise money for the PKD (Polycystic Kidney Disease) charity.

Footballer player's fund donates £250,000 to Kidney Charity

 While on holiday, famous England footballer Andy Cole was infected with a virus that attacked his kidneys. In 2015 this superb athlete suffered kidney failure and his life was at risk. In 2017 he received a transplant kidney from his nephew. This set of life-changing events inspired him to set up a fund and to donate £250,000 to charity to further research into kidney disease and associated problems, including mental health issues.

You can read about his story here at Kidney Research UK and also in the Manchester News .

The story highlights how even a super fit athlete can have major problems - similar to what happened to Jonah Lomu who's story is also featured in this blog and here as well.