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The number of people on the organ donor register in the UK has hit a record 16 million, meeting a government target of doubling 2001's numbers a year early.
However, the gap between supply and demand for organs is still growing and 1,000 people are expected to die this year while waiting for a transplant.
Monday, 2 February 2009
Friday, 2 January 2009
North Wales father’s transplant bid to give ailing daughter a better life - Daily Post North Wales
North Wales father’s transplant bid to give ailing daughter a better life - Daily Post North Wales
A TERMINALLY ill teenage girl is facing an agonising wait to see whether she will be able to receive her father’s kidney.
Jessica Law, 14, has undergone 15 major operations since she was born.
Her dad John is having tests to see whether he can donate one of his kidneys for a transplant, which will give her a much better quality of life.
Her mum Vona said: “In the meantime, Jessica is going on the waiting list for a kidney from a deceased donor as well, so I would just like to emphasise how important it is for people to carry donor cards.
“We’ve found out in the last few weeks that Jessica has deteriorated even further, and it may mean they have to start dialysis before she can have the transplant, because her blood levels are so unstable.
“The kidney side of it has to take precedence because she is so sick from that, but she’s still got a lot of medical problems that need addressing.
“Jessica has other complications that will require surgical intervention over the next few years which add to the complications of her condition.
“So far, she’s had 15 major operations, everything from a three-hour operation to a 17-hour operation, one which was done in Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.
A TERMINALLY ill teenage girl is facing an agonising wait to see whether she will be able to receive her father’s kidney.
Jessica Law, 14, has undergone 15 major operations since she was born.
Her dad John is having tests to see whether he can donate one of his kidneys for a transplant, which will give her a much better quality of life.
Her mum Vona said: “In the meantime, Jessica is going on the waiting list for a kidney from a deceased donor as well, so I would just like to emphasise how important it is for people to carry donor cards.
“We’ve found out in the last few weeks that Jessica has deteriorated even further, and it may mean they have to start dialysis before she can have the transplant, because her blood levels are so unstable.
“The kidney side of it has to take precedence because she is so sick from that, but she’s still got a lot of medical problems that need addressing.
“Jessica has other complications that will require surgical intervention over the next few years which add to the complications of her condition.
“So far, she’s had 15 major operations, everything from a three-hour operation to a 17-hour operation, one which was done in Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.
Monday, 29 December 2008
Lostprophets Ian Watkins on why he’ll be venturing out on New Year’s Eve - WalesOnline
Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins on why he’ll be venturing out on New Year’s Eve - WalesOnline click for full story
“I hate going out on New Year’s Eve,” says Watkins. “It’s always such a hassle, stupid prices to get in anywhere, drink prices through the roof, queuing.
“The reason I wanted to do a show on New Year’s Eve was to give like-minded people an alternative to going to a club packed full of clowns. I thought it would be cool to be able to go somewhere that wasn’t expensive and where you could be surrounded by all your friends, good music and good vibes because usually I just stay in with my mam and watch TV.”
In fact, Watkins’ mam Elaine is the real reason why this charity gig, which takes place at Cardiff University on Wednesday night, is raising money and awareness for Kidney Wales Foundation.
She had a kidney transplant in 2007, which prompted her son to become a Kidney Wales ambassador, fronting a campaign to boost donor numbers among young people.
“I hate going out on New Year’s Eve,” says Watkins. “It’s always such a hassle, stupid prices to get in anywhere, drink prices through the roof, queuing.
“The reason I wanted to do a show on New Year’s Eve was to give like-minded people an alternative to going to a club packed full of clowns. I thought it would be cool to be able to go somewhere that wasn’t expensive and where you could be surrounded by all your friends, good music and good vibes because usually I just stay in with my mam and watch TV.”
In fact, Watkins’ mam Elaine is the real reason why this charity gig, which takes place at Cardiff University on Wednesday night, is raising money and awareness for Kidney Wales Foundation.
She had a kidney transplant in 2007, which prompted her son to become a Kidney Wales ambassador, fronting a campaign to boost donor numbers among young people.
Businessman Tim donates a kidney to save a complete stranger | Mail Online
Businessman Tim donates a kidney to save a complete stranger | Mail Online
Businessman Tim donates a kidney to save a complete stranger
By Mail On Sunday Reporter
Last updated at 11:34 PM on 27th December 2008
A businessman has saved the life of a stranger by giving her one of his kidneys.
Tim Rowles, 46, from Leiston, Suffolk, heard of 43-year-old Wendy Adams’s desperate need for a transplant as her one kidney was failing – and realised they shared the same rare O-negative blood group.
Tests revealed that he had the right tissue match to be a donor for the clothing designer, who grew up in nearby Martlesham, before emigrating to Holland.
Businessman Tim donates a kidney to save a complete stranger
By Mail On Sunday Reporter
Last updated at 11:34 PM on 27th December 2008
A businessman has saved the life of a stranger by giving her one of his kidneys.
Tim Rowles, 46, from Leiston, Suffolk, heard of 43-year-old Wendy Adams’s desperate need for a transplant as her one kidney was failing – and realised they shared the same rare O-negative blood group.
Tests revealed that he had the right tissue match to be a donor for the clothing designer, who grew up in nearby Martlesham, before emigrating to Holland.
Thursday, 25 December 2008
The small matter of a kidney donation - Times Online
Cassandra: the small matter of a kidney donation - Times Online click for full article in The Times
I’ve been reading a lot lately about kidney problems. Every other week it seems there’s a story about someone with kidney disease. Anthony Kiedis from the Red Hot Chili Peppers had some trouble but now it seems he’s OK. There was also a story about two best friends – one who needed a kidney, the other who donated. That’s got to put a strain on a friendship.
I’ve been reading a lot lately about kidney problems. Every other week it seems there’s a story about someone with kidney disease. Anthony Kiedis from the Red Hot Chili Peppers had some trouble but now it seems he’s OK. There was also a story about two best friends – one who needed a kidney, the other who donated. That’s got to put a strain on a friendship.
Wednesday, 24 December 2008
Calendar boys bring new hope
Calendar boys bring new hope
AMMANFORD husband Chris Dark won’t have to worry about finding wife Melanie the perfect Christmas present this year — he’s already given her the gift of life.
Thanks to pioneering technology, the fit-as-a-fiddle 46-year-old was able to donate one of his kidneys to his seriously ill wife.
Chris runs the Ammanford and District Kidney Wales Committee with Melanie, also 46, who was diagnosed with kidney failure when she was just 17.
A successful kidney transplant in her 20s gave her a new life, but when it began to fail after 13 years she was placed back on the waiting list for more than a decade.
AMMANFORD husband Chris Dark won’t have to worry about finding wife Melanie the perfect Christmas present this year — he’s already given her the gift of life.
Thanks to pioneering technology, the fit-as-a-fiddle 46-year-old was able to donate one of his kidneys to his seriously ill wife.
Chris runs the Ammanford and District Kidney Wales Committee with Melanie, also 46, who was diagnosed with kidney failure when she was just 17.
A successful kidney transplant in her 20s gave her a new life, but when it began to fail after 13 years she was placed back on the waiting list for more than a decade.
Sunday, 21 December 2008
Watkins is a Prophet for charity - WalesOnline
Watkins is a Prophet for charity - WalesOnline
Ian Watkins headlines Kidney Wales Foundation’s New Year’s Eve Charity show at Cardiff University on January 31. Tickets cost £20 from 0871 2200 260.
But 2009 will be another big year for Lostprophets as they prepare to release their fourth album, It’s Not The End Of The World But I Can See It From Here, with the first new material expected in the spring.
“There won’t be any new material in the NYE gig because the full band won’t be there with me,” he says.
Having planned to release a new CD in 2007 the band scrapped virtually their entire slate of songs because they were not satisfied with the quality the Los Angeles recording sessions had produced.
“We just weren’t happy where the producer was taking it, and there came a point where we had to step back and say, ‘OK this doesn’t feel right’,” says Watkins, who says he was never worried the band had hit a fallow point creatively.
“That’s something we have never worried about,” he says, “and so far, thankfully we have remained prolific. We don’t stop writing songs.”
Part of that writing team was the band’s former drummer Ilan Rubin. The American replaced original drummer Mike Chiplin in 2005 and while the band were disappointed to lose Rubin to Trent Reznor’s band Nine Inch Nails, Watkins said it wasn’t a surprise.
“He was an amazing drummer, but he was also always more focused on doing his own thing, so it wasn’t much of a surprise,” he says.
“He’s a career and goal-orientated guy – he sees what he wants and he goes for it – but Trent’s gonna be bummed when Paul McCartney calls.”
Ian Watkins headlines Kidney Wales Foundation’s New Year’s Eve Charity show at Cardiff University on January 31. Tickets cost £20 from 0871 2200 260.
Ian Watkins headlines Kidney Wales Foundation’s New Year’s Eve Charity show at Cardiff University on January 31. Tickets cost £20 from 0871 2200 260.
But 2009 will be another big year for Lostprophets as they prepare to release their fourth album, It’s Not The End Of The World But I Can See It From Here, with the first new material expected in the spring.
“There won’t be any new material in the NYE gig because the full band won’t be there with me,” he says.
Having planned to release a new CD in 2007 the band scrapped virtually their entire slate of songs because they were not satisfied with the quality the Los Angeles recording sessions had produced.
“We just weren’t happy where the producer was taking it, and there came a point where we had to step back and say, ‘OK this doesn’t feel right’,” says Watkins, who says he was never worried the band had hit a fallow point creatively.
“That’s something we have never worried about,” he says, “and so far, thankfully we have remained prolific. We don’t stop writing songs.”
Part of that writing team was the band’s former drummer Ilan Rubin. The American replaced original drummer Mike Chiplin in 2005 and while the band were disappointed to lose Rubin to Trent Reznor’s band Nine Inch Nails, Watkins said it wasn’t a surprise.
“He was an amazing drummer, but he was also always more focused on doing his own thing, so it wasn’t much of a surprise,” he says.
“He’s a career and goal-orientated guy – he sees what he wants and he goes for it – but Trent’s gonna be bummed when Paul McCartney calls.”
Ian Watkins headlines Kidney Wales Foundation’s New Year’s Eve Charity show at Cardiff University on January 31. Tickets cost £20 from 0871 2200 260.
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