My Story

My story : 
I was diagnosed over 15 years ago with chronic kidney disease (CKD) following a chest infection.
My kidneys were stable for years with a percentage of around 48%. 
2021 hit and I was hospitalised for a month with sepsis pneumonia and covid. I ended up in ICU with my kidneys working at 8% and put on dialysis during this time. 
I was told they thought my kidneys would not recover and I would be looking at long term dialysis and a transplant.

I came out of hospital after a month with my kidneys at 11% and told I would need a kidney transplant.

All the tests for a transplant were done and I was to wait for a call for a suitable kidney as I didn’t have a match. 
During this time I started to look after myself more , continued a healthy plant-based diet and began working  out. My kidneys rose to 17%.
2023 and I was back in hospital this time with my a problem with my heart caused by an infection. and my kidney percentage dropped back down to 11% 

I continued to be on the transplant list. I continued to workout and try to have a healthy lifestyle and my kidneys rose again to 21%. At this point I was taken off the transplant list.

Today my kidneys are currently at 19% with 4. Monthly check ups.

We don’t know what the future will hold in terms of my kidneys and it is extremely likely I will go back on the transplant list If my kidney percentage falls below 17% and the wait will start again. 

I am doing the marathon to raise awareness of kidney disease and transplants in the hope that more people will consider coming forward to be living donors.

Black and ethnic minorities  face a significantly longer wait for a transplant  due to a lack of donors in the black community.
People from Black and ethnic minorities  are also 5 x more common to develop kidney failure  and wait over 2.5 years for a transplant.

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