Living donor case studies

Tom and Oliver Kemp Chris Kemp, who gave a kidney to his son, Oliver.

"Having only one kidney certainly doesn't stop me doing things. Oliver and I joke about the transplant sometimes. I tell him he's had my money - he might as well have my body!"

Tom and George Bortey Tom Bortey (right), who received a kidney from his brother George.

"If my brother hadn't donated his kidney there would have been no hope for me. I owe it to other black people to tell them our story, so they can think about making donation."

The Cain Family Paulette Cain, who donated a kidney to her husband, David.

"People say it was a generous thing to do. However, in reality, I wanted it for myself and Jade, our young daughter, as much as for David because the strain on our lives was so great."

Barbara Ryder and Andy Loudon Barbara Ryder gave a kidney to a stranger, Andy Loudon who was suffering from polycystic kidneys.

"The kidney was literally a spare part which you can do without. I thought 'Good. At last I can do something physically useful."

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