by jhodsteeringgroup | Mar 14, 2022 | Campaigns, Donor Families, Living Donors, Organ Recipients
NHSBT took a moment to consider living kidney donation this World Kidney Day on Monday 10th March and shared the powerful story of JHOD Secretary Prafula Shah and her niece Shakti across their social media channels to raise awareness of living donation. Living donor...
by jhodsteeringgroup | Jun 28, 2020 | Living Donors
Home I am a great believer that when you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path. My husband Kirit suffered from high blood pressure and Crone’s disease for several years and in 2011 he was diagnosed with scars on his kidney which affected his...
by jhodsteeringgroup | Jun 26, 2020 | Living Donors
Home In 2010 I was diagnosed with IgA nephropathy, also known as Berger’s disease, a kidney disease that occurs when an antibody called immunoglobulin A (IgA) builds up in your kidneys. Eventually, my kidneys were not able to filter waste from my blood. I was...
by jhodsteeringgroup | Jun 12, 2020 | Living Donors
Home Prafula Shah donated a kidney to her niece Shakti to give her a better life. Shakti had suffered from chronic kidney disease from childhood. In late 2017, at the age of 24, her condition dramatically deteriorated, and she was in need of a transplant. Although...
