A chat at the school gates with a fellow dad saved Mark Wilson’s life. Mark, 35, was seriously ill with kidney disease but feared time was running out as he waited for a donor.
He opened up to Andy McCall, 32, as they waited for their daughters. In an act of incredible selflessness, Andy offered to see if he was a match.
Blood and tissue tests confirmed he was and the transplant went ahead on Valentine’s Day this year. Mark said: “When Andy offered, I couldn’t believe it.
He was pretty much a complete stranger. “When my family heard he was a match, we burst into tears. Even the kidney co-ordinator was crying. “It felt like our paths meant to cross.
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