Recipients, donors and families speak honestly about the conversations that surround living kidney donation; from fear, guilt and cultural misunderstanding to hope, love and second chances.
Your host, DJ Ace (Kiss, BBC 1Xtra), is a living kidney recipient himself and guides us through the realities of dialysis and the emotional weight of waiting for a transplant, as artist Sehnaz reflects on nearly two decades hoping for a donor and Belinda shares the exhausting day-to-day reality of life on dialysis.
Ali and Angel, successful donors, and Jenni, who got tested for her brother, discuss how they handled talking to their relatives and loved ones about their choice to donate. You’ll hear from living donors navigating difficult family reactions, misinformation and deeply personal decisions about giving a kidney.
Together, their stories unpack what donation really involves, how cultural attitudes towards organ donation affect it, and why talking openly can change lives.
Kidney Kinship continues to open up honest conversations around living donation in Black, South Asian and mixed heritage communities, helping people feel informed, supported and stronger together for better health and communities.
Kidney Kinship is a podcast making us stronger together for better health and communities. For more information, visit guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/living-donor.
This series was produced by Unedited in partnership with the Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and supported by the Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity.
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