From me to you

Sitting on the sofa in October 2018, surrounded by my entire family, it was one of the happiest days of my life.

My three wonderful sisters had thrown me and my mum Prevanda a surprise party for both of our birthdays.

It was a little early considering my 40th wasn’t for another two weeks in November, and Mum’s wasn’t for another few days.

But it was the only opportunity Mum and I had to celebrate.

You see, on 31 October 2018, on Mum’s actual birthday, we’d be heading to Hammersmith Hospital to undergo surgery.

I would be giving her my birthday present – a kidney.

Mum had been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease in 2006, after suffering with tiredness and fatigue. As her health deteriorated, she grew