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Teressa Tymkewycz is a specialist nurse in organ donation for NHS Blood and Transplant, based in Oxford. She has been a specialist nurse for over 10 years.
Teressa Tymkewycz is a specialist nurse in organ donation for NHS Blood and Transplant. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
Malcolm had two kidney transplants, in 1981 and 1988. The first donor was his mother; the second was a deceased donor. He had dialysis for four months. He has been well for over twenty years.
Malcolm is a retired university lecturer and married. Ethnic background / nationality: British South Asian.
Jackie's son, Lyall, sadly died after a road traffic accident in 1996, aged 16. Lyall gave the gift of life to six people and sight to two. Jackie has been keen to raise awareness of organ donation and met two of Lyall's recipients.
Jackie is a retired community midwife. She is widowed. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
Helen had cystic fibrosis since childhood, which got worse as she got older. She had a lung and liver transplant in 2006, aged 34, and has been very well since then.
Helen is a single. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
Cheryl was born with transposition of the great vessels. In 1995, she had a heart and lung transplant, aged 36. She had severe depression a year later, but has been well and enjoying life since then.
Cheryl is a volunteer for the Transplant Support Network. She is divorced and has an adult daughter. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
Linda's husband, John, sadly died of two brain haemorrhages in 2007, aged 50. Linda advised people to talk about organ donation with their families as these decisions are very difficult to make under stress when someone suddenly becomes critically ill.
Linda is a bank manager and has a son. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
Andrea's brother, Paul, sadly died in 2009 of a rare condition called Wolfram Syndrome, aged 50. She and her father are proud of Paul and 'the gift of life' he gave to two people.
Andrea is a teaching assistant. She is divorced and has an adult child. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
Liz had a kidney transplant in 1990, aged 19. The donor was her mother. Both she and Liz recovered well. Liz went on to have two daughters and to become a professional musician. She is a professor of music at the conservatoire she studied at.
Liz is a professional musician. She is divorced and has two daughters. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
Annabel donated a kidney to a friend in 2007, when she was 60. She and her friend are both well. Annabel is now involved in setting up a group that aims to raise awareness of living kidney donation.
Annabel is a health writer and journalist. She is married and has two adult daughters. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
In 2008, Chris had a kidney transplant, aged 49. Complications meant that this kidney had to be removed. In 2009, he had a second transplant, with a kidney donated by his brother. Both of them recovered well.
Chris is a married picture framer and driving instructor. He has two adult children. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
