A double kidney transplant recipient has told how he almost died before his life was transformed with his second transplant.
Former Dundee City Council chief executive Alex Stephen, now treasurer of local organ donor charity Revival, was one of 130 recipients, family members of organ donors and health professionals who gathered to pay tribute to donors across Tayside.
The event, organised by NHS Tayside's organ donation committee in conjunction with NHS Blood & Transplant, recognised the legacy left by donors and included an act of remembrance with a candlelit vigil and placing of roses.
Mr Stephen thought his life was over when he turned 40 and his kidneys failed. More than 20 years later, he is still going strong, after undergoing two transplants.
The first substitute organ failed after three or four years and he was back on dialysis before receiving his current organ that has been functioning for 14 years.
Read more: http://www.thecourier.co.uk/Community/Health/article/22737/a-new-lease-of-life-organ-donation-ceremony-celebrates-those-who-give-the-ultimate-gift.html
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