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Tendai and Crispen at the hospital with Zane soon after being born

'I thought kidney failure meant I'd never be a mum'

Tendai Chisambara gave birth despite being told she might never conceive due to kidney disease.

Reece and Shona are smiling at the camera while holding Ari, who is looking to the left of the camera and pointing at something out of shot. They are sat on hay bales with pumpkins behind them.

Family hopes for toddler's transplant by Christmas

Two-year-old Ari's parents say he has spent most of his life in hospital after kidney failure.

Neil Jeffs on the left is standing next to younger brother Paul, who is smiling at the camera. They are in front of BBC Radio CWR branding

Brothers benefit from kidney sharing scheme

While Neil Jeffs' brother was not a match for him, the scheme allows him to still get a transplant.

Coventry & Warwickshire

Close-up of Johnny Byamungu who is seen above the shoulders smiling at the camera. He is wearing a tracksuit jacket and children playing on astroturf can be seen in the background.

'They thought I wouldn't live but I'm here today'

Johnny Byamungu received a kidney donation after his mum donated hers to another person.

Water running from tap into glass held by hand.

Kidney patients get extra help with water bills

South West Water is offering support for customers living with chronic kidney disease.

Dan Burrows, wearing a grey t-shirt, stands with his arms around his son, Lucas, wearing a black shirt and his wife Lucy, wearing a gold necklace and black top

Parents in desperate plea for kidney donor

Dan and Lucy Burrows say a living donor is their son's only chance as neither are able to donate.

Lilly laid in a hospital bed, with tubes in her nose and a canula in her hand

'I thought I had the flu but it was my kidney failing'

Lilly was put in an induced coma and rushed to intensive care in Bristol.

Kidney donor Stephen Topping and recipient Amy Smith. Stephen is wearing a teal polo shirt, Amy has blonde hair and glasses

'It’s like I’ve known my kidney donor forever'

Stephen Topping, from Lurgan, gave a kidney to stranger Amy Smith a year ago.

Northern Ireland

Nick Bowkett with his arm around his wife Pippa, with both looking at the camera and smiling

We're transplant success living proof, say couple

Nick Bowkett always felt wife Pippa was his perfect match and that proved truer than he thought.