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Couple Whose Lives Were Saved by Organ Donation Urge People to Join Register
The York couple, both transplant recipients, highlight urgent need as 8,200 people await lifesaving organ transplants in the UK, urging public to register and discuss donation wishes.
- York couple Richard Caulkin, 44, and Wendy Caulkin, 46, both saved by organ transplants, are urging people to join the organ donor register.
- Facing dialysis, Wendy Caulkin, 46, has kidneys that failed as a side effect of immunosuppressant drugs and must join the deceased-donor kidney waiting list.
- They met at the British Transplant Games in 2013, and Wendy received a new heart in 2011, with Richard having a transplant in 2009; both now face ongoing health challenges.
- The UK transplant waiting list has reached record levels, with 8,200 people waiting, prompting NHS Blood and Transplant to urge registration during the Valentine’s Day campaign.
- Registering doesn't guarantee donation but tells your family your wishes; to confirm support, visit www.organdonation.nhs.uk, call 0300 123 23 23 or use the NHS app.
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Richard and Wendy Caulkin have both had their lives saved by organ transplants (NHSBT/PA) PA Media A York couple whose lives were saved by organ transplants are making an urgent Valentine's Day appeal for people to join the donor register as the UK waiting list reaches a record 8,200 people. Wendy Caulkin, 46, who received a new heart in 2011, now faces years of dialysis while waiting for a kidney transplant. The cardiac nurse's kidney failure s…
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