A ROSS-SHIRE couple whose 12-year organ transplant agony is finally over spoke this week of their deep sense of gratitude to the health teams who changed their lives.
The lives of the Strathconon-based George family were turned upside down 12 years ago with a shock diagnosis made during pregnancy.
The high blood pressure affecting Sarah George resulted in the bolt-from-the-blue revelation that she only had one kidney, which was damaged.
A life-changing transplant was deemed essential — but with a lengthy waiting list of anything up to five years, it heralded a long period of uncertainty.
The couple decided to go down the road of a “living donor” transplant.
Ernest George was able to donate one of his kidneys to his wife, Sarah
After a year of stringent tests, Sarah’s husband Ernest, a highly respected landscape garden and design expert, was found to be a suitable candidate for a “living donor” transplant.
The timing of the operation was crucial to avoid dialysis for Sarah’s failing kidney.
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