Kidneys for Life

Mark Johnson organised a Dads & Lads Charity Golf Tournament at the end of last year at Styal Golf Club raising over £570 – our thanks to all concerned

Alison & Nigel Atkinson raised £2,250 in 2012 for Kidneys for Life by organising a number of events up there in Cumbria – Thank You

Presentation at Tameside Phoenix Club with Rose & Malcolm

We would like to thank Mr & Mrs Jackson, Tameside Phoenix Club, Denton West End Working Mens Club, Rose Whitehead, Malcolm Sidebottom, Tracey O’Neill and many others which have enabled us to purchase seating, lamps, tables, accessories for the day rooms on Wards 36 & 37 – the patients are really grateful to all concerned which has given them somewhere comfortable to sit during their stay in hospital.

Well Done Ellie !

Our thanks to Ellie Wharfe who took place in a half marathon in Auckland New Zealand on behalf of Kidneys for Life on 28 October.  So far Ellie has raised over £750 so thank you to all those who have supported her.

Mick, Kristen, Emma & Matt

From Wigan Evening Post on Friday, 19 May 2012 – Bethany Taylor reporting

A wigan man who donated his kidney to his wife less than a year ago is preparing to run 10K in a bid to thank those that saved her life.  Kim Varty’s family were devastated when she was told last year that if she did not find a donor kidney soon that she would die, but overwhelmingly seven of her friends and family came forward as potential donors. That included her husband Mick Hurst, who turned out to be the best donor match and in July last year the couple went under the knife not knowing if the operation would work.

But less than a year on Kim, co-owner of Varty’s Funeral Directors, has made a full recovery and has a better quality of life now than she ever had.  Mick also leads a healthier lifestyle than ever before and will run the Manchester 10k at the weekend for Kidneys for Life.  The Ince man said “The operation has been completely text book for both of us, it could not have gone any better.  It really was life changing.  Kim now loves to take the dogs for walks and go to Zumba classes, when before she could barely walk 100 yars.  I am back at work and feel that the operation has given me a new lease of life as well and I feel better now than I did before.  I can’t thank the people that cared for both of us enough, which is why I wanted to do the run, as my way of giving something back to them.  On Sunday, Mick his daughter Emma Hurst, his niece Kristen Varty and family friend Matt Cain will take to the streets of Manchester for the run.  All 4 runners came forward as donors at the time Kim was seriously ill, none of them were as good a match as Mick.  Kristen then said “Mick and Kim have made a miraculous recovery and that has been thansk to the exceptional care they both received.  Mick always said even when he was in hospital that if he was ever fit enough he wanted to do something to give back for what had been done to give Kim a future.  Less than a year on his is fit enough to o that, so we all rallied round and decided to join him in the hope of raising money for a good cause”

Presentation in Memory of Paul Heapy

Presentation in Memory of Paul Heapy

Karen, Dave & Steven Heapy, Julie Anderson, Jimmy Cullen and John Sutcliffe together with staff members from Wards 9 & 10 proudly showing off the new “Spacelab Monitoring Station” which has been donated in memory of Paul Heapy.  You can read Paul’s story here.  We would like to thank everyone involved in raising the funds in Paul’s memory to enable us to purchase this machine which will be of great benefit to our renal patients.

Kelly, Chloe & Tracey

Zumbathon – In Memory of Mandy Lake

Tracey O’Neil daughter of Mandy Lake, who sadly passed away and was one of our renal dialysis patients, decided to organise a Zumbathon to raise funds for Kidneys for Life in memory of her Mum.

The event took place at the Royal British Legion and over 35 family and friends attended the event.  Tracey made the T-Shirts herself and would like to say a big thanks to Diane the Zumba teacher for all her help on the day.

Emma, Kelly, Joyce, Claire, Tracey & Catherine

Tracey's Zumbathon

Maria Jiacoumi – Charity Event on 15th October 2011

Maria celebrated the fifth anniversary of her kidney transplant, which was a living donation from her sister, Phyliss on 15th October by hosting a Charity Variety Evening in aid of Kidneys for Life.

The event would not have been possible without the support of the Greater Manchester Probation Trust and we are extremely grateful for their help in raising £1,500 on the night.  We would also like to thank Community Payback in Stockport for providing a number of raffle prizes in the form of birdboxes, birdhouses & wheelbarrows.

We would also like to thank Dr Hany Riad for coming along on the night to give a short talk on kidney disease and transplantation.  Also to the artists who performed on the night including Susan Hargreaves, BJ and the Spanish Flamenco Group, it all made for a fantastic night for everyone.

Alex Cooke took part in the Inaugural Beetham Tower Run in Manchester on behalf of Kidneys for Life and the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.  A total of 125 runners took part in the charity event with 4 runners recording times under 6 minutes to run up 46 floors of the Tower. Alex Cooke’s winning time was 5 minutes and 19 seconds followed closely by Richard Robinson on 5 minutes 23 seconds. 

Well done to Alex and for more information follow this link

A devoted man who donated a kidney to save his partner’s life has spoken about his sacrifice for the first time.  Alan Swain offered girlfriend of 10 years, Sarah Joseph, the chance of a better life after years of exhaustive dialysis treatment.  See the full article here.

Paramedic donates a kidney to partner – Sep 11

We would also like to thank Alan and a friend for taking part in the Para 10 to raise funds for Kidneys for Life – WELL DONE