My Donor Story - 'MEric' the Kidney
MEric the Kidney- The Donor’s Story Mandi Douglin "I donated my kidney to my husband to save his life" On 15 th Jan 2010 I donated a kidney to my husband as to me it was the normal thing to do. Here is my story. Well where to start! In 2007, not long after I started dating Eric, (now my husband),he told me he had been diagnosed with early stage chronic kidney disease, but it was been very carefully managed with medication, diet and regular visits to the hospital. Basically, Eric’s kidneys for no apparent reason were failing & leaking protein which his body needed, as opposed to doing their natural function of getting rid of toxins from the body. If the problem deteriorated his condition would get worse and he would need a kidney transplant. After one of his regular appointments with the renal specialist at Guys hospital in 2008, Eric came home and said his tests showed his kidneys were only functioning at 25% and were failing rapidly. What did this mean I asked? Eric