One of longest surviving transplant patients marks 50 years with donated kidney

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Medics predicted the organ would last just 10 years, but grandfather-of-two Dave Harvey, now 72, says the kidney is still going strong after half a century

One of the world’s longest surviving transplant patients has celebrated 50 years with a donated kidney.He was diagnosed with a genetic kidney disease and faced spending his life connected to a dialysis machine.Medics predicted the organ - from a car crash victim - would last just 10 years.He said: “I just feel so grateful. It really is the gift of life.

 

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