Jenny’s story: “I went from feeling inexplicably ill to waking up to be told I had had a liver transplant.”
Being well enough to take part in the British Transplant Games was a real motivating factor for …
Angela’s story: “I competed in the women’s 3K walk in the 2023 British Transplant Games. I won gold!”
Angela underwent a life-saving liver transplant and is now gearing up to join hundreds of fellow transplant …
Christine’s story: “I will never be able to thank my donor and donor family enough. I feel like a new person”
Christine is so excited to be taking part in her first Transplant Games that she has been …
Jamie’s story: “The Transplant Games really appeal to me and it’s a great cause”
Jamie underwent life-saving treatment as a baby and is now joining hundreds of fellow transplant recipients at …
Lauren’s story: “Organ donation is an amazing gift and I’ve had a ball at the British Transplant Games”
You don’t have to be an athlete to get a real buzz out of attending the Transplant …
Paul’s story: “You talk to people about liver disease and they say: ‘Shut up, you could be hit by a bus tomorrow'”
Initially Paul wasn’t worried when told he had fatty liver disease because he felt fine. However, as …
Louis’ story: “I was the second youngest person in the world to have the Kasai procedure”
Louis was four days old when doctors diagnosed him with biliary atresia and he had the Kasai …
Carol’s story: “I had been left all those years without seeing a single liver specialist, then told I was near end of life”
Carol was diagnosed with fatty liver disease in 2009 and had a scan every year, until 2021 …
Stephanie’s story: “I don’t know if my transplant will be in the middle of the night tomorrow or in three years’ time”
Stephanie was diagnosed with Alagille Syndrome, a very rare genetic condition, when she was just 18 months …
Ian’s story: “I’ve been transplanted for 38 years in total. I’m a real success story”
Professor Sir Roy Calne, the pioneering transplant surgeon, told Ian that he had just three weeks to …