Alison Bennett, from Eastleigh, was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease 16 years ago.
Alison Bennett and her husband Rick renewed their vows after 35 years of marriage in July 2021A 61 year-old grandmother has said a kidney transplant has "totally changed" her life, having previously received 17 unsuitable offers of donated organs.
Alison Bennett, from Eastleigh, was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease 16 years ago and put on palliative care after losing a kidney in 2020."I can never thank enough the gift of life the donor's family has given me", she said.Alison said the kidney transplant has "massively improved" her life Mrs Bennett was first diagnosed in 2007 when cysts were found on her kidneys and liver during an endoscopy procedure.During the pandemic, Mrs Bennett caught Covid and was placed on a ventilator and was eventually fitted with a tracheotomy.Mrs Bennett has an antibody which would react to 19 out of 20 transplant donors, so it meant 17 offers were received before a suitable organ was found.
She said: "I now have more time and energy to spend with my family, going out for trips together and doing the things we couldn't do before.In a post dedicated to promoting organ donation, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust said Mrs Bennett and her family have been "strong advocates" for organ donation and kidney disease research.
The family has raised more then £30,000 for charities and hospitals including Kidney Research UK and the kidney unit at the Queen Alexandra Hospital.
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