by jhodsteeringgroup | Nov 30, 2023 | Campaigns, Cultural, Donor Families, Legislative, Living Donors, Organ Recipients
An Organ Donation Summit held at City Hall in London marked an important milestone in the efforts to increase organ donation rates and save more lives. The Summit was organised by Jain and Hindu Organ Donation Alliance (JHOD), The National Black, Asian, Mixed Race,...
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 Our News 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....