Read Kidney Patient Stories

Jim, from Surrey, describes what it  was like waiting for a transplant. Jim had to have a kidney transplant because of a disease called Henoch-Schönlein  purpura (inflammation of the blood vessels), which he developed in his late  30s. In fact, he has had two transplants, because the first one failed after less than a year. […]

Keith, from Plymouth, describes what it was like waiting for a kidney transplant. “I am someone who accepts whatever life brings  along. So I did get used to being on dialysis,” says Keith. “But there is no doubt that being dialysed  three times a week does interfere with your life and your family’s life.” Keith […]