0:00:03 > 0:00:07In Wales, around 200 people are currently waiting
0:00:07 > 0:00:09for an organ transplant.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11If I stop dialysis,
0:00:11 > 0:00:14I'll probably last a fortnight before I could possibly die.
0:00:15 > 0:00:20On average, someone dies every 11 days on the waiting list.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22You have to go for the op.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25Jen, you've got to do it. You're going to die.
0:00:26 > 0:00:30Last year, Wales led the way in the UK and changed the law
0:00:30 > 0:00:32to presumed consent.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35It's a landmark day for Wales,
0:00:35 > 0:00:39but it's a landmark day for people who are waiting for transplants.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43Now, it's assumed that we are all potential donors when we die...
0:00:45 > 0:00:48..unless we opt out, or express such wishes to our loved ones.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54A single donor can change the lives of so many who are waiting
0:00:54 > 0:00:57for the call for the gift of life.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01Unless something drastic happens, I'm going to have my transplant.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06With unprecedented access to the transplant teams
0:01:06 > 0:01:08at the University Hospital of Wales,
0:01:08 > 0:01:13this series follows the incredible journey from one person's death
0:01:13 > 0:01:16to others receiving the greatest gift.
0:01:18 > 0:01:26This programme contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39Early-morning clinic at the Children's Kidney Centre.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43- Good morning, Jade. - Do you want to do it?
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Ten-year-old Jade from Newport attends this unit for treatment
0:01:46 > 0:01:48three times a week.
0:01:51 > 0:01:52What is it?
0:01:52 > 0:01:53- 37.1.- 37.1.
0:01:56 > 0:01:57Jade has kidney failure.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Her treatment includes haemodialysis.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06This machine cleans her blood,
0:02:06 > 0:02:08the job her kidneys should be doing.
0:02:08 > 0:02:13On Monday, Wednesday and Friday, she comes for three and a half hours.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22We're in by half past eight and she's back to school then by one.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26- You don't want to miss school, do you?- No.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30No. I think it's more being social
0:02:30 > 0:02:32than actually doing any schoolwork, isn't it?
0:02:34 > 0:02:35Yes.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44Mum Mercedes first noticed a change in Jade's health last year.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47At my Christmas play, I was...
0:02:50 > 0:02:52My mum said I was different,
0:02:52 > 0:02:57a different colour to everyone else standing up.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00She looked quite yellow up against all the children on the stage,
0:03:00 > 0:03:02didn't you?
0:03:02 > 0:03:06That's when we first took you to the hospital, wasn't it?
0:03:06 > 0:03:09First we went to the doctor.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12First we went to the doctor, yes, and she said,
0:03:12 > 0:03:14"You need to go to the hospital."
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Everything changed, didn't it?
0:03:20 > 0:03:25It's not something we expected, that's for sure.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28But...
0:03:28 > 0:03:31it is what it is and we have to deal with it, don't we?
0:03:35 > 0:03:39The only hope of curing Jade's condition is a kidney transplant.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48I should live till tomorrow, Fiona.
0:03:48 > 0:03:49- Huh?- I should live till tomorrow.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- Are you sure?- Well, of course I'm sure, Fiona.
0:03:56 > 0:04:0050-year-old Anwar Hussain received a donor kidney last year.
0:04:01 > 0:04:02Oh, you know...
0:04:04 > 0:04:07Sadly, his body immediately rejected the organ and he's back
0:04:07 > 0:04:10on the transplant list.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12- Hello, Anwar, how are you? - Hello, Mike.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16This morning, he's meeting his consultant, Mike Stevens.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18To be quite honest with you, Mike, I've had a gut's full of it.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20I would literally...
0:04:21 > 0:04:23..walk away from it all now.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Dialysis, everything, and it's really getting to me.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30How long have you been on dialysis now?
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Like, five years in August.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34And how do you find the dialysis day?
0:04:34 > 0:04:35I hate it.
0:04:35 > 0:04:36It's getting to me...
0:04:36 > 0:04:42The days I do get decent dialysis and the days I get half a dialysis,
0:04:42 > 0:04:43I go home washed out.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46I'm asleep for about four, five, six hours, sometimes.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49I wake up the following day, sometimes it
0:04:49 > 0:04:51carries on through with it.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55Let's keep positive in terms of transplant.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58You're there on the list, a phone call might come any time.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- Right.- Keeping yourself fit, keeping yourself positive.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Right, I'll see you soon.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- All right.- Put this out your mind and have a nice holiday.- I will, thank you very much for your time.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Thank you. Thank you, Mike.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11There just aren't enough kidneys out there.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13It's very frustrating. You can see it, can't you with him?
0:05:13 > 0:05:17You can see how annoyed he is, talking about stopping dialysis.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21We try and reassure him, we try and give him hope.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24And, you know, transplant will transform his life,
0:05:24 > 0:05:29there's no doubt about that, but we're still waiting for the organ.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32We're hoping that his health's going to be maintained in the meantime.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Anwar will need the gift of a kidney from someone after they've died.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49With last year's change in legislation in Wales,
0:05:49 > 0:05:52there should be more hope for patients like him.
0:05:52 > 0:05:53Critical Care?
0:05:56 > 0:05:58The intensive care unit is where organ donation
0:05:58 > 0:06:01is discussed most often, because it's where
0:06:01 > 0:06:04the most seriously ill patients are cared for.
0:06:08 > 0:06:09So, what's he currently on now?
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Insulin's just started, hasn't it?
0:06:17 > 0:06:20Stuart from Manorbier has been admitted to the unit
0:06:20 > 0:06:23for brain surgery following a stroke.
0:06:23 > 0:06:24He used to smoke, is that right?
0:06:24 > 0:06:28Yeah, used to be a very heavy smoker up until 11 years ago.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- Right, OK.- He was about 30 a day.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34- OK.- But then I made him give them up.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36So he gave them up, just like that.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39His daughters and partner Angela
0:06:39 > 0:06:42have been by his bedside waiting for him to wake up.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47He's never been ill in his life until Christmas when he was
0:06:47 > 0:06:50going through blood pressure problems.
0:06:50 > 0:06:51But I didn't think there was much...
0:06:52 > 0:06:55..fear from that because, you know,
0:06:55 > 0:07:00blood pressure is treated with tablets and things like that.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03So, we thought things were improving.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11Stuart recently celebrated his 60th birthday.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16# Happy birthday to you! #
0:07:23 > 0:07:27Since his surgery three days ago, Stuart's shown no sign of recovery.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33On the Monday, it seemed to be draining as it should do.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35But then on the Tuesday,
0:07:35 > 0:07:39there was blood in the fluid and they told us there was nothing
0:07:39 > 0:07:40they could do for him.
0:07:44 > 0:07:45I just knew
0:07:45 > 0:07:47in my heart,
0:07:47 > 0:07:49but you just hope, don't you?
0:07:52 > 0:07:55And I just knew that I couldn't do anything.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02With hope fading,
0:08:02 > 0:08:05the family have been asked to share Stuart's end of life wishes.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Which is the shiny side? There's no shiny side.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12The ward's specialist nurses for organ donation,
0:08:12 > 0:08:16Charlotte and Angharad, are working with the family.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Angela's really brave. She's amazing to speak to.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23She's very... Really open, very honest about it all and just...
0:08:25 > 0:08:28She's a really giving lady, you can tell it's all about the donation,
0:08:28 > 0:08:29it's all about the family.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33They seem to be a very close-knit family that are all very supportive
0:08:33 > 0:08:34of each other. So, in that sense,
0:08:34 > 0:08:39they're a very easy family to work with because they are supporting
0:08:39 > 0:08:42each other and we are just helping to support them through this last,
0:08:42 > 0:08:44last part of his life, really.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46So, that's all we can do.
0:08:51 > 0:08:52Like two bags of sugar.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Jade is back at the Children's Kidney Centre.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00There's been a change in her treatment.
0:09:00 > 0:09:01She now has dialysis at home.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09Today, she's come to see her consultant, Dr Shivaram Hegde,
0:09:09 > 0:09:12for a checkup.
0:09:13 > 0:09:18Are you missing us?
0:09:18 > 0:09:20So, what do you reckon is the better one?
0:09:20 > 0:09:22The dialysis here, or at home?
0:09:22 > 0:09:23At home.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25Home!
0:09:25 > 0:09:28You are able to go to school every day, aren't you?
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Yeah.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32- Is that better, as well?- Yeah.
0:09:32 > 0:09:33Yeah.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36And the dialysis will carry on.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38- Yes.- She's extremely efficient, isn't she?
0:09:38 > 0:09:39Yeah.
0:09:40 > 0:09:45Because she's dialysing really well on the very light part.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48Her blood pressure control is really excellent.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51And do you actually think, when she went on her PD,
0:09:51 > 0:09:53she started eating better?
0:09:53 > 0:09:56Oh, she's always ate like a pig, to be fair.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01OK. So, one less problem to think about.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03Jade has got a rare kidney disease.
0:10:03 > 0:10:08When she actually came to us, her kidneys were quite scarred,
0:10:08 > 0:10:11so she was in ultimate kidney failure,
0:10:11 > 0:10:13end stage kidney disease, we call.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15So, she went on dialysis.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17But she's a little star,
0:10:17 > 0:10:21she's put up with so many things really well.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Obviously, the golden...
0:10:24 > 0:10:29The best of treatment for kidney disease is a kidney transplant.
0:10:29 > 0:10:35So, until that is ready, Jade will be on dialysis.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Hi, Jade, are you ready for a blood test, then?
0:10:38 > 0:10:39Yeah.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47At home, mum Mercedes is getting to grips
0:10:47 > 0:10:50with Jade's new dialysis regime.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52This is everything she has overnight.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54All of this goes in...
0:10:56 > 0:10:59Into her, over the next ten hours.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02And goes out into a waste bag there.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Did you ever think you'd be an expert in all of this?
0:11:05 > 0:11:07No.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Definitely not.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13Not something I ever thought I would have to do, anything like this,
0:11:13 > 0:11:14to be honest.
0:11:16 > 0:11:17That's us set up...
0:11:18 > 0:11:19..until she goes on.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24Jade still has restrictions in what she can drink and eat and has to
0:11:24 > 0:11:26keep up with her medication.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31What are those tablets for, Jade, do you know?
0:11:31 > 0:11:33I need one every time I eat.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38They are called Calcichews.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41It is 100 Calcichews,
0:11:41 > 0:11:43500mg tablets.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47At home, she's adapted quite well,
0:11:47 > 0:11:49involving her meds.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52She knows when she's got to take her tablets.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55She knows before she goes to bed, she's got to take tablets.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58We just try and make it as normal as possible.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00How are you feeling ahead of the transplant?
0:12:01 > 0:12:03Very nervous.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08But, you know, it has to be done.
0:12:08 > 0:12:09And hopefully
0:12:09 > 0:12:13she'll have a speedy recovery and we can hopefully carry on
0:12:13 > 0:12:14with a bit more of a normal life.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26We used the blue.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28The blue one the other day, not the portable one.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32This is the portable one.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35Anwar had a failed kidney transplant last year,
0:12:35 > 0:12:39so for now he still has to continue with his haemodialysis treatment.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43I think I'm the longest-serving one coming here, like.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46I think I... I think, 2012.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Possibly October 2012.
0:12:51 > 0:12:52Until the call comes,
0:12:52 > 0:12:55the machines are the only thing that's keeping him alive.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Telly's up there in front of me, there's my paper.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01My tablets, my other tablets.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Hopefully I can get some Wi-Fi reaching from here.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09And away we go. And that's it.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11This is it, this is dialysis life.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17Unfortunately. The most horrible thing about it is sitting here
0:13:17 > 0:13:18for four hours.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21I absolutely hate it.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24I would stop coming here tomorrow if I was given a choice,
0:13:24 > 0:13:28but I've been told if I stop, I'll probably last a fortnight
0:13:28 > 0:13:29before I could possibly die.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35I just wish I could get off this life and get a normal life.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41The most hurtful thing for anyone waiting for one is that
0:13:41 > 0:13:45some poor bugger or someone's loved one has got to pass away
0:13:45 > 0:13:47for someone to have a life.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Which is hard, hard to take.
0:14:01 > 0:14:06One generous benefactor can save and transform up to nine lives.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10On the intensive care unit,
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Stuart's family have consented to donate his organs.
0:14:16 > 0:14:21We had discussed it and it was his wish, but he always said,
0:14:21 > 0:14:24"I'm not sure what I'll be able to give."
0:14:24 > 0:14:27Because, as I said, he smoked like a trooper.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29So, that was out.
0:14:29 > 0:14:34But, yeah, we were always, you know, talking about it.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Last month or so, the headache has been worsening and he's been...
0:14:40 > 0:14:44Specialist nurses Charlotte and Angharad are overseeing the process.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47There's quite a strong history in relation to donation with the family.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50So, the lady that's here, who's his partner of 11 years,
0:14:50 > 0:14:53her son also donated when he was 17,
0:14:53 > 0:14:55and that was about 17 years ago now.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57Something like 1999, I think it was.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59- OK.- And he was an organ donor.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04Sadly for Angela,
0:15:04 > 0:15:07it's the second time she's found herself in this position.
0:15:08 > 0:15:09Charlie was my...
0:15:10 > 0:15:13..my baby. Yeah, he was 17.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16And he fell down stairs at a friend's house.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22And that was horrendous.
0:15:24 > 0:15:25Really horrendous.
0:15:27 > 0:15:33It was decided Charlie would want to be giving somebody else a chance,
0:15:33 > 0:15:35and that's how I came to the decision.
0:15:35 > 0:15:40Cos I thought it's something I've never discussed with him
0:15:40 > 0:15:42because you didn't 17 years ago.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47- So this is the ink now. - Oh, that's the ink.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49- You can't see it.- Oh.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51I was wondering how you would keep the bed clean.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54Angela's made the decision once again to donate
0:15:54 > 0:15:55her loved one's organs.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00Nurse Charlotte is making a print of Stuart's hands
0:16:00 > 0:16:01for the family to keep.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03If you can just bring that underneath.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Yeah, so...
0:16:05 > 0:16:07And then just sort of... That's it.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15Ready, steady, lift.
0:16:15 > 0:16:16CHEERING
0:16:16 > 0:16:18It's a nice idea.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21It is nice cos it's a nice memory of... Obviously, you've got
0:16:21 > 0:16:24- other memories, but...- Oh, yes. - You know, it's...
0:16:24 > 0:16:26- You know, those were hard-working hands.- Yeah.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Last year, in this hospital,
0:16:31 > 0:16:3624 families made the decision to donate their loved one's organs.
0:16:36 > 0:16:42BOTH: # And ignite your bones
0:16:42 > 0:16:47# I will try to fix you... #
0:16:50 > 0:16:54Stuart Bates and his seven-year-old son Fraser
0:16:54 > 0:16:57died after being hit by a car last Christmas.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00The tragedy made news headlines.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05Floral tributes mark the spot on this busy road linking the M4
0:17:05 > 0:17:09with Talbot Green, where the father and son died just after midnight
0:17:09 > 0:17:12in the early hours of Sunday morning.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14In a statement, his wife Anna-Louise said,
0:17:14 > 0:17:18"Stu was my Mr Wonderful, Fraser was our bear.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21"I know they will both be singing and playing football in heaven."
0:17:22 > 0:17:26- There we are.- No, that's...- Who got you this? Grandma got you this,
0:17:26 > 0:17:27didn't she, from the charity shop?
0:17:27 > 0:17:29No, no.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Anna Louise and four-year-old Elizabeth are coming to terms
0:17:32 > 0:17:34with life without Stuart and Fraser.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38We miss them.
0:17:38 > 0:17:39Every moment, every second.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43- This is...- Every breath.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45This is called...
0:17:46 > 0:17:49But we've got to keep them alive.
0:17:49 > 0:17:50We have to.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52There we are!
0:17:52 > 0:17:54So we talk about them a lot.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59She talks about them a lot.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02We look through all our memories.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06And actually she gets very upset if it's a picture of just the two boys.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10She needs us all to be in the picture.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14The family had discussed organ donation and as a result,
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Fraser went on to save four lives.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21I do believe they are with us.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25So not only is Fraser around us, but obviously through
0:18:25 > 0:18:29his organ donation, he's still there as well, physically.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35Since their deaths, Anna-Louise has been channelling her grief
0:18:35 > 0:18:37into something positive.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40Her and Elizabeth have been invited to a Cardiff City match.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Oh, wow! Say...
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Shall be put that in front, Elizabeth?
0:18:44 > 0:18:47The team and players are publicising the family's charity,
0:18:47 > 0:18:50set up to raise awareness of organ donation.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55For Anna-Louise and Elizabeth in loving memory of Stuart and Fraser.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57I know. Don't start, no.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04So far, the charity has raised over £100,000 and Anna-Louise
0:19:04 > 0:19:07has been busy with the publicity.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10"Believe" just seems to be the right word because it's kind of like...
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Like we believed in the boys, they believed in us.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16- Yeah.- The whole of, you know, everybody and the support,
0:19:16 > 0:19:18and it's just amazing.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20And I want to utilise the money now,
0:19:20 > 0:19:25so that parents and children and families together can understand
0:19:25 > 0:19:26and can support each other.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29Right. So, what will it mean to you seeing, you know, your daughter
0:19:29 > 0:19:32run out on this pitch where you've supported this team for so long?
0:19:32 > 0:19:36When she was changing into her kit, she turned to me, she said,
0:19:36 > 0:19:39"Mummy, Fraser would be so proud of me."
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Oh, that's incredible.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44- And we all are, but...- Yeah.
0:19:44 > 0:19:45I know he is especially.
0:19:45 > 0:19:46Oh, fab.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52The highlight of the evening - Elizabeth's about to be
0:19:52 > 0:19:55one of Cardiff City's youngest ever mascots.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03It was just really lovely for her, it really was.
0:20:03 > 0:20:08It's been a hard few days and something like that just really lifts it.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12Going through Mothering Sunday, obviously missing the boys like mad.
0:20:12 > 0:20:17But seeing her and knowing that Stuart and Fraser will be watching,
0:20:17 > 0:20:18it means so much.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32On the intensive care unit,
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Stuart's family have consented to organ donation.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38- Are you ringing Harefields? - Harefields.- Do you want me
0:20:38 > 0:20:40- to go onto the next one as a provisional?- Yes.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44Specialist nurses Angharad and Charlotte are working hard
0:20:44 > 0:20:47to find the best matches across the UK for his organs.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50It's a full offer, and it's for a liver with a kidney.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Yeah. So I'll be looking at mobilising the team very soon.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Fab. Thank you very much.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Thank you. Bye.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05Part of Charlotte's role is to keep the family informed.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08Hello. The liver has been accepted for donation.
0:21:08 > 0:21:13- Oh, good.- At the moment, we've got the kidneys being offered out,
0:21:13 > 0:21:16so they'll let us know if we've got any matching recipients for the kidneys.
0:21:16 > 0:21:21I know it's awful for you guys because it's kind of a waiting phase, isn't it, in terms of...?
0:21:21 > 0:21:27- I've washed the cups, so just come and let me know and I'll do another tea round.- No, I'm fine, honestly.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Donor families are always phenomenal.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32They have the bad news, they have to accept that and then
0:21:32 > 0:21:35they have to wait for us to then facilitate the organ donation.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39That's a long time for them to just still be either in the hospital
0:21:39 > 0:21:41or at home waiting for us to tell them the outcome,
0:21:41 > 0:21:43and that's... They're amazing.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45They're always amazing.
0:21:46 > 0:21:51Once everything's in place, the team will need to go straight to theatre.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54Charlotte briefs the organ retrieval surgeons.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58With regards to tissues, they said yes to the heart valves.
0:22:09 > 0:22:10Lots of blood tests.
0:22:10 > 0:22:11Oh, tell me about it.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17Anwar's still waiting for his kidney transplant.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20I think it's about eight, nine times they've done this today.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24Overnight.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27He's been admitted to hospital following complications
0:22:27 > 0:22:29with his dialysis.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31My line has failed.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35I've had a temporary line inserted into my groin area,
0:22:35 > 0:22:40and hopefully this will then come back out now this afternoon.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45And then a new one will be going back in.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Basically, that's where we are.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50With no suitable donors so far,
0:22:50 > 0:22:53Anwar's kidney function is depleting by the day.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57Cos I've got Asian origin,
0:22:57 > 0:23:01of an Asian origin, yes, it is difficult.
0:23:01 > 0:23:06It is difficult. You know, that is one of the main reasons in my case.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11It doesn't have to be an Asian organ, but...
0:23:12 > 0:23:14..they are a better match.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17It's in the lap of the gods.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20It's in the lap of the gods.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24You know, I might have this now and go home.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27Come Saturday morning, I might have a phone call from dialysis,
0:23:27 > 0:23:30"Come on down to the big house, we've got a present for you."
0:23:30 > 0:23:31You know, you just...
0:23:31 > 0:23:35We don't know. We don't know what's round the corner, do we?
0:23:42 > 0:23:44Chocolate in your bed, Miss!
0:23:44 > 0:23:45Toast crumbs, as well.
0:23:49 > 0:23:54Ten-year-old Jade is also waiting for a kidney transplant.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56What are you doing, silly?
0:23:56 > 0:23:59Hi, sweetheart, you all right? Give us a kiss.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02However, for her, the wait may not be too long.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07This morning, Jade and mum Mercedes have a special visitor -
0:24:07 > 0:24:09grandad Dave.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13She's bouncing around. She seems quite happy, that's the main thing.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15Oh, she's been attached to the machine for...
0:24:17 > 0:24:18..ten hours, hasn't she? So...
0:24:18 > 0:24:20- Yeah.- She's had enough of it.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23The family have made the decision to look closer to home
0:24:23 > 0:24:26for a kidney match, and there's been good news.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29So we're going to have a shared kidney, aren't we?
0:24:29 > 0:24:31- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33It was mine, then it'll be yours.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35Yes. Jade's named it.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38- Oh, what is it?- Dave the kidney.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40- Dave the kidney.- Dave the kidney.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42Good thinking. I like the style.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45- Naming them last night, weren't we? - We'll go for Dave the kidney.
0:24:45 > 0:24:50The gift of a live kidney could mean the best possible outcome for Jade.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53Apart from the fact that obviously it's a grandfather's duty,
0:24:53 > 0:24:55or whatever, it works out right because obviously if she needs
0:24:55 > 0:24:58another one in 20 years' time, which is most likely,
0:24:58 > 0:25:00she then obviously can have Mercedes'.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02Because Mercedes is obviously a good match, as well,
0:25:02 > 0:25:04so it sorts her out for a few years yet.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10Donating a kidney isn't a simple or quick procedure.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13Just tell me your address, please.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16We need to give you an injection of X-ray dye today for the test.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19- Okey doke.- Are you allergic to anything?
0:25:19 > 0:25:20No.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Dave will have to endure many scans and tests
0:25:23 > 0:25:26in order for a potential transplant to go ahead.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34They told me there was lots of tests to go through, etc.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37But obviously, you don't realise quite how many until you start doing it.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39It's all worth it, though, isn't it?
0:25:39 > 0:25:41Oh, it'll be worth it for Jade, yeah.
0:25:43 > 0:25:44Ta-ra, sweetheart. All right.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46You be good, see you tomorrow.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55The time has come for Stuart to go to the operating theatre.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01His family have said their goodbyes.
0:26:02 > 0:26:03He did look at peace.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06He looked as though he was sleeping and...
0:26:07 > 0:26:08Well, out of pain.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Because he had been in so much pain.
0:26:23 > 0:26:28- Water's finished now.- So we'll get the left vein out of the way,
0:26:28 > 0:26:30which will give us space to explore this.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35We've been with the patient all day, going through the process
0:26:35 > 0:26:38of offering out the organs.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42When you actually get to this stage where the organs are being retrieved
0:26:42 > 0:26:46you've got an idea that, yes, these are going on for transplantation.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49Left kidney. Thank you.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58The liver will reach its recipient via pioneering technology
0:26:58 > 0:27:00managed by surgeon David Nasralla.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05What this machine does is it will provide the liver
0:27:05 > 0:27:07with oxygenated blood, medications and nutrients
0:27:07 > 0:27:09at normal body temperature.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12It will mean we can preserve the liver for much longer periods
0:27:12 > 0:27:16of time and ultimately be able to transplant many more organs.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18Hopefully with improved outcomes in the recipients.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20And that's what we're aiming for.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28It wasn't until afterwards that they tell you that the liver went
0:27:28 > 0:27:32and the heart valves and the kidneys.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36It's just given me a nice sense of peace, really...
0:27:38 > 0:27:40..that we were able to help somebody out there.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46Since the change in the law a year ago in Wales,
0:27:46 > 0:27:50there has already been a significant increase in the consent rate
0:27:50 > 0:27:52for organs available to change lives.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26I'm very proud of him,
0:28:26 > 0:28:30because he's helped three people and that's important.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34You know, they've got life with their families for a bit longer.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36However long,
0:28:36 > 0:28:38it's a bonus, isn't it?