Father tells of pride after kidney donation led to transplants for three people
by Ryan McDougall
Jan 26, 2024
3 minutes
A father who donated his kidney to a stranger, sparking a chain reaction which led to a total of three transplants, has shared his story to raise awareness about altruistic donation.
Paul McVeigh, 41, donated a kidney in early 2023 after reading about altruistic kidney donation online.
The father-of-two was entered into the UK Living Kidney Sharing Scheme, which in turn triggered a chain of three other matches.
More than 400 people in are awaiting a kidney transplant, with living kidney donation playing a vital role
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