Stephen Topping, from Lurgan, met the woman he donated a kidney to one year after becoming a donor.
A man who was inspired by his granddaughter to donate a kidney to a stranger has described meeting his recipient one year on as "surreal".
“I thought if my granddaughter ever needed one – more than likely it might have to be from a stranger – so I thought: 'Why can’t I do it for somebody else?'" “I did get a bit wobbly with my husband walking through departures in the airport, but it’s like I’ve known Stephen forever," she told BBC News NI.
“You only need one kidney to be able to live a normal life and you could save so many people’s lives by just donating that one kidney.”The Toppings held a party to celebrate meeting Amy in person and Stephen's granddaughter Georgia was there.“What my granda has done is a really nice thing to do and that he it because of what’s happened to me – it’s really nice," Georgia said.
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