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AARON WAS BORN WITH CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE AND WE ALWAYS KNEW THAT HE WOULD EVENTUALLY REQUIRE A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT.  ON OCTOBER 13TH 2010 AGED 13, AARON HAD HIS TRANSPLANT AT THE ROYAL BELFAST HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN.

AARON WAS LUCKY ENOUGH NOT TO HAVE TO WAIT ON THE TRANSPLANT LIST BECAUSE WE AS PARENTS KNEW THAT WE WOULD BOTH PUT OURSELVES FORWARD TO BE A DONOR WHEN THE TIME CAME.  DAVID WAS TESTED FIRST AND WAS FOUND TO BE A PERFECT MATCH SO IT WAS HIM THAT DONATED THE KIDNEY.

THE SURGERY WAS A SUCCESS AND THE RECOVERY WAS EXCELLENT FOR AARON AND DAVID.  THE STAFF AT BOTH THE ROYAL BELFAST HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN AND BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL (DAVID WAS AT A DIFFERENT HOSPITAL) DO AN AMAZING JOB AND WE CAN'T THANK THEM ENOUGH FOR LOOKING AFTER OUR FAMILY DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.

AARON HAS NOW LEFT THE CHILDREN'S RENAL UNIT AND HAS MOVED ON TO ADULT'S, BUT AS WE SPENT MANY YEARS THERE, THE UNIT AND IT'S STAFF WILL ALWAYS HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN OUR HEARTS.

NOT EVERYONE IS AS FORTUNATE AS AARON.  SOME PEOPLE HAVE TO WAIT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT of TIME ON A LIST FOR A DONOR.  WE WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYONE THINKING ABOUT DONATION TO VISIT THESE SITES, READ THE INFORMATION, AND THEN CONSIDER REGISTERING.

THANK YOU

DAVID, SANDRA & AARON XXX