DONATING a kidney is no small gesture and for most people the decision is taken in order to save the life of a loved one.
But for Joanna Kozubska of Berwick St Leonard, the motivation is entirely selfless, without any personal benefit to herself or those close to her.
Joanna, 66, is what is known as an altruistic donor. She decided she simply wanted to donate one of her organs to a complete stranger.
Speaking shortly before going into hospital for the operation on Tuesday, she said: “As somebody who has enjoyed very good health all of my life, it was something I thought about years ago when I knew it was going to be legal for non-related people to donate.
“But I forgot about it until I was reminded by a programme I watched about organ donation and I thought ‘if I’m going to do this, I better get on with it before I get any older’.”
Read more: http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/9678552.Selfless_woman_donates_a_kidney_to_a_stranger/
{Register to be an organ,eye and tissue donor. To learn how, www.donatelife.net or www.organdonor.gov}
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