Scots marathon runner struggles to play with his kids as he awaits kidney transplant

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transplant, he struggles even to play with his two young children.Without a transplant, the electrical engineer will not get any better.However, from today, his chances of finding a match should increase with the introduction of the opt-out law for organ transplant.Christopher, 40, from Edinburgh, was diagnosed just seven months ago with stage five kidney disease but he is already on the national transplant waiting list.He explained: “It was quite a shock – I had been to the doctor with a sore head and suddenly had seven medics surrounding my bed, explaining that my kidneys don’t work, I would have to have dialysis and a kidney transplant.“I have been someone who keeps fit but this came about due to a very rare scarring on my kidneys – just.