Rosie’s Story

In March 2020 my best friend was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease and subsequently told she was in kidney failure, this also coincided with the world shutting down due to covid. I promised her that I’d be by her side through it all, every appointment and every hospital visit. 

In August 2020 we were told she would need a transplant. I then went away and got myself tested to see if I was a match and if I’d be healthy enough to donate. After a few agonising months of testing and waiting we got given the news we’d not been allowing ourselves to imagine, I was a match! We had a successful transplant on St Patrick’s day in March 2021. 

In my role as an ambassador for Kidney Wales I want to be able to show that being a living Donor can have such a massive positive impact on your life and doesn’t have to change your lifestyle. I also want to give something back as Kidney Wales gave us so much help and guidance through the transplant process and initial diagnosis.