0:00:21 > 0:00:25That's me, lying on the operating table in hospital.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28It's the biggest moment of my life.
0:00:28 > 0:00:33You see, my body stopped working properly.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37But I have a superhero ready to save me.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39My dad.
0:00:39 > 0:00:44This is the story of me, my dad and his kidney.
0:00:48 > 0:00:49I'm Raphael.
0:00:49 > 0:00:54I'm nine years old, and I live in Bedford with my mum and dad.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56My mum's awesome.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59And my dad's amazing too,
0:00:59 > 0:01:01and we do everything together.
0:01:01 > 0:01:06My dad's like a little friend to me...when he's not grumpy.
0:01:06 > 0:01:12I'm football crazy, and I have been since I was little.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16I used to win football trophies all the time.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20My life was going great until nine months ago.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24And then everything went horribly wrong.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29I became very poorly. I couldn't wee at all.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32I could only vomit. That's cos I had Goodpasture's syndrome.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36Goodpasture's syndrome is a really rare illness
0:01:36 > 0:01:39that affects one in a million children.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43It left me fighting for my life.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45In hospital, I was a bit scared.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49He was in a very, very serious condition. A very serious condition.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51He was a completely different child,
0:01:51 > 0:01:54a child that I thought we were losing.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58I looked like a vampire, all pale.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02It's horrible that in the past I could do a lot,
0:02:02 > 0:02:04and now I can't do a lot.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07My illness killed my kidneys,
0:02:07 > 0:02:10two of the most important organs in my body.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13I had no idea what kidneys were.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16I thought is it a chocolate or what is it?
0:02:16 > 0:02:19Is it, like, part of your brain?
0:02:19 > 0:02:23It turns out your kidneys aren't part of your brain.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26They're just below your rib cage at the back of your body.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29You know what a kidney bean looks like,
0:02:29 > 0:02:32then you have a pretty good idea of what a real kidney looks like.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Those two little beans are my kidneys.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Your kidneys basically clean your blood,
0:02:38 > 0:02:41getting rid of all the waste and chemicals that build up.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43They filter your blood about 400 times a day,
0:02:43 > 0:02:45so they are pretty busy.
0:02:45 > 0:02:50But my two kidneys don't work any more, and they can't be fixed.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55The good news is, I have a Super-Dad
0:02:55 > 0:02:56ready to save me.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01You see, you only need one kidney to keep you alive.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03And my dad is giving me one of his kidneys.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07He's my son, I love him
0:03:07 > 0:03:12and I think any parent in the world would do the same if they could.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16I'm quite privileged, really, that I'm in a position to help him.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25In just a week's time, my dad and I will be having an operation
0:03:25 > 0:03:28called a kidney transplant.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31The surgeons are going to take out one of Dad's kidneys
0:03:31 > 0:03:32and put it into my body.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36My dad is giving me a kidney because my dad loves me very much.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40It makes me happy because I love him so much too.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45But until the operation,
0:03:45 > 0:03:48I'm being kept alive by a machine that lives in my bedroom.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53This is my dialysis machine.
0:03:53 > 0:03:58Without this I wouldn't be able to do football, cricket,
0:03:58 > 0:04:01bike-riding, even going out to shops.
0:04:01 > 0:04:06I'd just be home with a bucket because I'd really feel sick.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10And this is like my kidney but outside of my body.
0:04:10 > 0:04:11When your kidneys work,
0:04:11 > 0:04:15you get rid of all your waste when you go for a wee
0:04:15 > 0:04:17but I can't do that.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19So, the dialysis machine does it for me.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23This is my catheter.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28This connects to this, that will go into here.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31It travels to one tube to another tube.
0:04:31 > 0:04:32It's like a big filter
0:04:32 > 0:04:35that flushes out all the bad stuff out of my body.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38A special cleaning fluid is pumped into my body
0:04:38 > 0:04:40through a tube in my tummy.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46This fluid travels right through me and takes away all the waste.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50Each night, my mum sets up the dialysis machine.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53This machine is keeping Raphael alive.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57Without this machine he wouldn't be able to function.
0:04:57 > 0:05:0214 litres of liquid pass through my body every night.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05That's like 44 cans of drink.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10While most kids spend their evenings however they want,
0:05:10 > 0:05:14I'm trapped in my bedroom from eight o'clock each night
0:05:14 > 0:05:17and I can't get out till morning.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Are you ready, Raph?
0:05:19 > 0:05:24My mum attaches the dialysis machine to the tube in my body
0:05:24 > 0:05:28and for ten hours I become part boy, part machine.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Just feel left out, really.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36Cos I don't go to my friends' sleepovers and everything.
0:05:36 > 0:05:41It's like a prison because if you think, I can't get out of it
0:05:41 > 0:05:42till I get released.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46It gets really annoying cos I can't sleep in this position
0:05:46 > 0:05:50because if I sleep in this position, you see this tube gets bent
0:05:50 > 0:05:53and when it gets bent the machine bleeps.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59And the machine's bleeps keep me awake all night long.
0:06:01 > 0:06:02I toss and I turn
0:06:04 > 0:06:06and I never sleep properly.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Eventually, it's morning
0:06:14 > 0:06:15and I hate mornings.
0:06:17 > 0:06:18Argh!
0:06:19 > 0:06:25At 6:30 every day, it's Dad's job to release me.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26OK, you're a free man.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Dad, I need a tissue, you know.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32I get fed up of being poorly. I feel very grumpy.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36I just feel like shouting, saying, "Stop doing this!"
0:06:39 > 0:06:43Emptying the bags of waste isn't much fun for my dad either.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49I feel very tired getting off my machine and going to school.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51Dialysis makes children very tired.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55And particularly in the morning it makes you feel drained.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57He does get really, really moody.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02And it's not just the dialysis machine that gets me down.
0:07:02 > 0:07:08Because my machine can only do 20% of what real kidneys can do,
0:07:08 > 0:07:12I can only drink up to one litre of liquid a day,
0:07:12 > 0:07:15which is less than half of what most kids drink.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18I have to measure everything.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23- Finished. - Is that all you're having?
0:07:23 > 0:07:24I've had my glass of juice.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- But what about the rest of your breakfast?- Don't want it.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31After this transplant we'll be back to where we should be.
0:07:31 > 0:07:36My dad and I are going to have our kidney transplant operation
0:07:36 > 0:07:37in a week's time.
0:07:37 > 0:07:42Once I have Dad's kidney inside me, I won't need dialysis any more,
0:07:42 > 0:07:45and, hopefully, I'll be back how I used to be.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48Luckily for us, at Great Ormond Street Hospital
0:07:48 > 0:07:54there are some very clever doctors who do this operation all the time.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57So Dad and I are off to meet them in London.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06This is one of the most famous hospitals in the world
0:08:06 > 0:08:09and the best bit is, it's just for kids.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11Hello.
0:08:11 > 0:08:12Are you my surgeon?
0:08:12 > 0:08:14Are you my patient?
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Nice to meet you, Raphael.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19You will come to this hospital here,
0:08:19 > 0:08:22and your dad will go to the adult hospital
0:08:22 > 0:08:24which is just down the road.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Dad's operation will be about three hours,
0:08:27 > 0:08:30your operation will be about three to four hours.
0:08:31 > 0:08:32Mine's longer!
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Your dad's kidney is about the size of my fist.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39And, believe it or not, we can hide that inside your tummy
0:08:39 > 0:08:41without you really knowing it.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43There'll be no kidney-shaped lump anywhere.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46How long do you think the kidney will last?
0:08:46 > 0:08:49That's a very good question.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53To be honest with you, Raphael, nobody knows.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55But I hope it lasts you about 10-15 years.
0:08:57 > 0:09:02Back home there's two people that can't wait for my transplant,
0:09:02 > 0:09:04my mates, Callum and James.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11What's going to happen?
0:09:11 > 0:09:15They're going to take Dad to theatre and get the kidney out with a hand,
0:09:15 > 0:09:20then they'll take it to the operation room and just put it in.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24- Then you've got a kidney.- Where are they going to put the kidney?
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Well, usually they're here.
0:09:26 > 0:09:31But they're going to put mine here in front of my rib cage.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Why can't it be anywhere else?
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Well, that's the only place they can put it.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42Today is my last day at school for a few months.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44I'm really going to miss everyone.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Why have we got a present for Raphael?
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Because he's going into hospital.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51OK, I've been very impressed by his courage
0:09:51 > 0:09:57and the way that he comes in everyday, happy, smiling,
0:09:57 > 0:09:59ready for school.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01So, do you want to come out here?
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- Shall we let him open it?- ALL: Yes.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Oh, brilliant.
0:10:07 > 0:10:08Thanks!
0:10:11 > 0:10:13That's a massive surprise.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16It's really great and thoughtful.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19His dad's giving him a kidney and I think it's really amazing
0:10:19 > 0:10:21that they can do that.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Shall we give him a round of applause?
0:10:24 > 0:10:28So hopeful for him. Really, really hope it goes well.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Yeah, it's really nice, like I've got backup.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42My operation is only two days away
0:10:42 > 0:10:47and it's time for us all to face the music.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Worried about Raphael.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52He's going to go through a lot the next few days
0:10:52 > 0:10:55and I don't think he don't think he realises at the moment.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57I know it's quite a major operation,
0:10:57 > 0:10:59which involves serious risks as well
0:10:59 > 0:11:02but I do hope everything's going to go well.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08What's going to happen on Tuesday?
0:11:08 > 0:11:10I'm having my operation.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12How do you feel about it?
0:11:12 > 0:11:14Uh, scared.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16But what are you looking forward to?
0:11:16 > 0:11:22Going to, like, football clubs and stay over, sleepovers.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Feeling better.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26OK.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31We're off to London for my big operation.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34Fingers crossed, when I come back home
0:11:34 > 0:11:37I'll have one of Dad's kidneys inside me.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42It feels really good being here, seeing the nurses.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44142.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48Come on, do the wiggle wiggle. That's it, wiggle wiggle.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Hi, I'm Jilly, I'm one of the senior nurses in theatre.
0:11:53 > 0:11:54- Hello.- Hello.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57I'm getting a tour of the operating theatre
0:11:57 > 0:12:00to prepare me for the big day.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02- Is this where you wash your hands? - It is.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05If you put your hand under there. Not this one, that one.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08This is what we call our swab board.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13We record all the swabs and all the instruments, to make sure that...
0:12:13 > 0:12:17- Why do you need instruments, like a guitar?- Not musical instruments,
0:12:17 > 0:12:21surgical instruments, like, a scissors and clips.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24So, these are special operating lights.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27So when the surgeons lean in, it doesn't cast a shadow
0:12:27 > 0:12:29so they can see exactly what they're doing.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32I thought there would be like loads of machines
0:12:32 > 0:12:34and very little space to move about
0:12:34 > 0:12:39but it was opposite. Less equipment and more space to move about.
0:12:39 > 0:12:40What does this do again?
0:12:40 > 0:12:43That's the machine that will give you the gases that keep you asleep
0:12:43 > 0:12:46and also has the monitors for your heartbeat.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50Looking around the operation room has made me less nervous
0:12:50 > 0:12:53and more confident for tomorrow.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56- You're not going to start operating on me now, are you?- No.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Dad needs to travel across London to Guy's Hospital,
0:13:02 > 0:13:04to get ready for his operation.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07It's time to say goodbye.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10I love you very much, and hopefully, you look after yourself
0:13:10 > 0:13:14- and I hope the doctors look after you and the nurses.- They will do.
0:13:14 > 0:13:15Kisses, I'll give you five.
0:13:15 > 0:13:20All right. One, two, three...
0:13:20 > 0:13:22OK, you take care.
0:13:22 > 0:13:23OK, bye.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30I feel very sad because I won't be seeing him for a couple of days,
0:13:30 > 0:13:36but I know the nurses and the doctors will take care of him.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49Finally, it's the day we have all been waiting for.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Today is the operation day.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54I'm feeling quite nervous but very happy.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57It's like a victory day today for my body
0:13:57 > 0:14:01because I'm going to be better.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Dad has to be brave first.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08Whatever I go through, I know that he's going through worse.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11It's going to be worthwhile, you know, what I'm doing.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15There's a reason to it and it's to give him a better quality of life,
0:14:15 > 0:14:18and to get him back on his feet again to how he was before.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23He's given a special gas to send him into a really deep sleep
0:14:23 > 0:14:26so he won't feel or remember a thing.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28His surgeon, Mr Olsberg,
0:14:28 > 0:14:31has been performing kidney transplants for seven years,
0:14:31 > 0:14:33so Dad's in safe hands.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37What Duane is doing for Raphael is an amazing thing.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40It's a big operation to go through.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44The surgeon operates through a small hole in Dad's tummy.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48This is called keyhole surgery.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52It means he can use a special camera and get right inside Dad's body
0:14:52 > 0:14:55without leaving a big scar.
0:14:55 > 0:15:00An hour into Dad's operation and Dad's kidney is in sight.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03The surgeon can slowly disconnect it
0:15:03 > 0:15:07from the important tubes and blood vessels in Dad's body,
0:15:07 > 0:15:09and safely take it out,
0:15:09 > 0:15:13leaving the other kidney to take over all cleaning duties.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15Beautiful kidney. Lovely. OK.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17So, why don't we bag that then?
0:15:17 > 0:15:21To keep Dad's kidney alive, it's put in ice and wrapped up safely for me.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26It will only live for a few hours outside Dad's body,
0:15:26 > 0:15:30so they need to get it over to me quickly.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34As Dad's kidney makes its journey across London to my hospital...
0:15:38 > 0:15:40..it's my turn to be brave.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47I'm feeling scared
0:15:47 > 0:15:51but keep on thinking of all the amazing things I'll be able to do
0:15:51 > 0:15:53when it's all over.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Just like Dad, I'm being sent into a deep, deep sleep
0:16:07 > 0:16:09so I won't feel a thing.
0:16:11 > 0:16:17My surgeon Mr Mahmoud has done over four hundred operations like mine,
0:16:17 > 0:16:20so he's definitely the right man for the job.
0:16:20 > 0:16:25Kidney's come across from Guy's Hospital and we've prepared it,
0:16:25 > 0:16:27made sure that it's ready for implanting into Raphael.
0:16:27 > 0:16:32Mr Mahmoud needs to work quickly to get Dad's kidney into me.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36We're making an incision on the right side of the abdomen.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38My old kidneys are staying where they are,
0:16:38 > 0:16:42so the first job is to make room in my body for my new kidney.
0:16:42 > 0:16:47And we're going to need a big space cos it's a big kidney.
0:16:47 > 0:16:48An hour later
0:16:48 > 0:16:53and the surgeon has reached the most important part of the operation.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57Now we're pretty much ready to put the kidney in.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00My surgeon carefully stitches together the blood vessels
0:17:00 > 0:17:03that carry blood to and from the kidney
0:17:03 > 0:17:07and attaches the tube that carries wee to my bladder.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10Once the blood begins to flow into the kidney,
0:17:10 > 0:17:14it should begin to work in my body and start to make urine.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19It's been over two hours since my operation began
0:17:19 > 0:17:22and it's a long, worrying wait for my mum.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26It's a real emotional rollercoaster. Lots of tears.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30I feel really scared for both of them
0:17:30 > 0:17:34because they're the most precious people in my life.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38After three hours Dad's kidney is connected,
0:17:38 > 0:17:44and it turns from purple to pink and starts making urine.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51Now it's working, Dad's kidney is officially part of me.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56It looks beautiful. Thanks, everyone.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59It went very well. No problems at all.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01The kidney looks very nice.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03It's working nicely so we're very pleased.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08While I head off to the recovery room,
0:18:08 > 0:18:11my mum finally gets news about both our operations.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15- Everything was absolutely fine. - Thank you very much. Thank you.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18- Yeah, no problems at all. - You have very good hands,
0:18:18 > 0:18:19thank you very much.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22Have a nice evening. Thank you.
0:18:22 > 0:18:23Ah, what a relief.
0:18:25 > 0:18:30Dad and I have made it safely through our kidney transplant.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36Now, after four hours apart...
0:18:40 > 0:18:44..Mum is able to see me again.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Daddy sends his love to you.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50I feel very proud that he's been so brave.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53I know he's gone through so much pain.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56So, I'm going to send this picture to Daddy now.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01My photo flies across to Guy's Hospital in London
0:19:01 > 0:19:02and into Dad's mobile.
0:19:02 > 0:19:07Knowing I'm OK brings a big smile to his face.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11it's all worth it now. I'm happy, really, really happy.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18Dad and I spend the next day recovering.
0:19:18 > 0:19:23Just two days after the operation, I'm starting to feel better.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26It's not as bad as I thought it was going to be.
0:19:26 > 0:19:31The only part I remember is gas and that's it.
0:19:31 > 0:19:36I've still got a few tubes in my body and feel a bit weird.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39But the best thing is, thanks to Dad's kidney,
0:19:39 > 0:19:42I can drink as much as I want.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44It's a brilliant feeling
0:19:44 > 0:19:46cos I've been waiting for months to drink orange.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50Sometimes I could just get a drink and start measuring and think,
0:19:50 > 0:19:54oh, I don't need to measure cos I'm not on dialysis.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58Dr Marks is checking Dad's kidney all the time
0:19:58 > 0:20:01to make sure it's happy living in my body.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05Your blood tests show that your dad's kidney is working really well.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08My tummy is still really sore from the operation,
0:20:08 > 0:20:12so getting out of bed for the first time is difficult.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16Now you're in charge, what do you want us to do?
0:20:16 > 0:20:17Lift this up first.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Which one? This one?
0:20:19 > 0:20:20OK.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24Hey, well done.
0:20:24 > 0:20:25Just little steps.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28OK, you feel a bit dizzy, just stay there, OK?
0:20:28 > 0:20:30- Sit for a minute. - Breathe, breathe, yeah.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33After a big operation like mine,
0:20:33 > 0:20:35it's so hard to do the smallest things.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41Nudge a little bit this way, so we don't pull your lines.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54Getting back on my feet is a big step on my road to recovery.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02Just take a minute there. Keep on breathing.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Well, it's amazing. He's sitting in a chair now.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16That's the first time he got out of bed, did really, really well,
0:21:16 > 0:21:18very brave, brilliant.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21Thumbs up and a big smile, please, for Daddy.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25I only make it to the chair for now, but it feels good!
0:21:26 > 0:21:29Each day I'm getting a little bit stronger.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34But being apart from my dad makes me feel sad.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40I miss him very much and I love him
0:21:40 > 0:21:44and I think he's the best dad in the world.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50Dad is still not well enough to go home,
0:21:50 > 0:21:55but the great news is that he's strong enough to come and visit me.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59He's been through a lot of pain to give me his kidney
0:21:59 > 0:22:00and when he comes here today
0:22:00 > 0:22:03I'm going to give him a big hug and a kiss.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08So, three days after giving me a kidney,
0:22:08 > 0:22:12I can finally see my dad again, face to face.
0:22:16 > 0:22:17Hello.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19How are you?
0:22:19 > 0:22:20And it's the best feeling ever.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24Careful. Are you all right?
0:22:24 > 0:22:26Careful.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29You all right?
0:22:33 > 0:22:37Every night I tried to have a dream about you.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39And I was thinking about you.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42And has my kidney been well behaved?
0:22:42 > 0:22:43It's quite heavy.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46It's like three bricks inside my body when I walk,
0:22:46 > 0:22:49that's why I have to do penguin steps.
0:22:50 > 0:22:55Is it a bit weird that you're missing a part of your body?
0:22:55 > 0:22:58You don't know if you've got one or two kidneys inside you,
0:22:58 > 0:23:00you don't feel any different.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03And this is the magical thing about kidneys. You know...
0:23:03 > 0:23:04It's like camouflage.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08You don't know whether you've got two kidneys or one kidney.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Seeing Raphael makes it worthwhile.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12The pain and suffering and everything,
0:23:12 > 0:23:15to see that he's healthy and back on his feet again, where he should be.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Brilliant.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Every second I've missed you in hospital.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24I've missed you too, mate.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26I'll get up now.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Lean on me if you need to.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38I love you, Daddy, very very much.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40- Thank you.- Good boy.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50I have been in hospital for a week now
0:23:50 > 0:23:53and I'm hoping I'll be well enough to go home soon.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Hello, how are you doing?
0:23:56 > 0:23:58But it's up to Dr Marks to decide.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03How do you feel compared to being on dialysis? Much better?
0:24:03 > 0:24:06Being on dialysis I felt 45%,
0:24:06 > 0:24:08but I feel 95%.
0:24:08 > 0:24:1195%? Stick your tongue out.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13- Excellent.- I feel 96.
0:24:13 > 0:24:1696, just with me examining you you've gone up a percent?
0:24:16 > 0:24:19I think your kidney function is excellent.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22The good news is that you can be discharged from the ward today.
0:24:22 > 0:24:23It's amazing,
0:24:23 > 0:24:27an amazing transformation from a child who was so unwell
0:24:27 > 0:24:34to a very happy, full of energy... so, I can say I've got my son back.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38We've got him how he should be, you know, healthy, on his feet,
0:24:38 > 0:24:39how he was before.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43It's a gift of life which will see him into his adult years.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48Over the next couple of months my life changes, big time.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52My dialysis machine is gone and I can sleep again.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54It's still early days,
0:24:54 > 0:24:58but everything is going according to plan.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01Having a new kidney feels tremendous.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04I can drink a lot, I can eat a lot,
0:25:04 > 0:25:07and it makes me feel much better and much happier
0:25:07 > 0:25:09because now I can do everything I wanted to.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15I'm even back out playing football.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18To celebrate, Mum and Dad have brought me to Manchester
0:25:18 > 0:25:20to my favourite football club!
0:25:24 > 0:25:27I thought I was coming to watch the match,
0:25:27 > 0:25:30but there's a big surprise in store for me!
0:25:30 > 0:25:34On behalf of Manchester United Foundation,
0:25:34 > 0:25:37I want you to be the mascot tonight for Manchester United.
0:25:39 > 0:25:40Yay!
0:25:40 > 0:25:42I can't believe it!
0:25:42 > 0:25:46I feel like the luckiest boy alive!
0:25:46 > 0:25:50So exciting! Ferdinand and Evan!
0:25:50 > 0:25:53I'm getting to meet all my favourite football heroes.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56Can you sign this, Giggs?
0:25:56 > 0:25:58They even sign my shirt!
0:25:58 > 0:25:59Hernandez?
0:26:02 > 0:26:04Fabio, Rafael, can you sign this please?
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Fabio, Rafael.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13- My name's Raphael as well.- Yeah?
0:26:13 > 0:26:18Getting autographs is amazing, and there's more to come!
0:26:18 > 0:26:22The captain, Evra, walks me down the tunnel towards the pitch.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Look at my autographs.
0:26:24 > 0:26:25Oh, nice!
0:26:25 > 0:26:28CHEERING
0:26:28 > 0:26:30- I'm a bit scared.- Yeah?
0:26:30 > 0:26:34- I'm a bit nervous. - Ah, it's OK, it's OK.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38'Premier League champions, Manchester United!'
0:26:38 > 0:26:41CHEERING
0:26:41 > 0:26:45And we both lead the team out in front of 75,000 people.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49It doesn't get much better than this!
0:26:59 > 0:27:02Really, really brilliant. A special day today.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06It's quite a moving experience watching him go out there.
0:27:09 > 0:27:14Seeing him go on the pitch full of energy, smiling,
0:27:14 > 0:27:15it's just absolutely incredible.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19If he was still on dialysis this wouldn't have happened.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24So thanks to Duane's kidney, now Raphael's got a new life.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30It's a dream come true,
0:27:30 > 0:27:33it's a beautiful ending to a long, long journey.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38I've had a brilliant day today
0:27:38 > 0:27:41and it's probably one of the best I've ever had.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46And it's all because of my Super-Dad.
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