Toddler needs transplant after routine allergy tests finds kidney failure
Hartlepool Mail
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Transplants
Christmas waiting for an organ
Helen Roper has cystic fibrosis and even small tasks make her feel breathless.
Stephen Watson says he felt "completely different" immediately after his transplant three weeks ago.
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Colin Davidson, 59, suffered heart problems for 13 years before undergoing pioneering surgery earlier this year.
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Ian Rose
BBC Business
Kidney exchange has helped thousands get a new kidney, and led to the Nobel Prize for Alvin Roth.
Read moreThousands of people who previously would not have been able to receive a kidney have now been able to thanks to exchange programmes conceived by economist Alvin Roth
Anaya Kandola had both her kidneys removed just weeks after being born.
Read moreNHS says 39 Cumbrians are waiting for organ donor
Latest figures from the NHS say there are 39 people in Cumbria on the waiting list for an organ transplant.
They join more than 6,000 people across the UK, including more than 180 children.
In December 2014, five years ago, more than 50 Cumbrians were waiting for an organ.
Danielle Rosher received a new heart when she was 11, but at 25 her condition is worsening.