Welcome approach to kidney transplants - The Guardian 9th October 2007

I have been "living with dialysis" for the past 14 years, and was very pleased to read about a new approach to kidney transplantation (UK's first paired kidney swap saves two lives, October 4). Your leader in praise of organ donors was equally heartening. Too few people know what dialysis entails. Your comments will help raise awareness that it is a time-consuming, lonely and, for many, miserable treatment, not a cure. As you recommend, more people may then register to donate their kidneys after death. You are right to highlight the extreme generosity of those who offer to be live donors.

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