During difficult moments we turn to loved ones for comfort. Especially now. Charities also play a big role. When things got tough for me, I turned to Kidney Care UK. 

Dad needed an urgent kidney transplant. He was told his kidneys were failing. I wanted to be a donor and find out whether we were a match. Then I wavered. When things got confused, I turned to Kidney Care UK. They’re a medium-sized charity, but for me personally and for the thousands they support, the impact is huge.

Kidney Care UK is the UK’s leading patient support chartity, providing practical, financial and emotional support for kidney patients and their families. In my case, it was Nick, one of their Advocacy Officers, who provided the most important help of all – a listening ear and a hand to guide me on my way.

They answered all my questions and allayed my fears. Nick spoke from experience – Kidney Care UK is a charity for kidney patients but in many cases, staff and volunteers have their own experience of kidney problems. With his expertise, I felt set - I decided to go ahead and donate.

There are many kidney conditions but the one my Dad had was Chronic Kidney Disease. It is much more common as we get older, with roughly half of all people over 75 having some degree of kidney disease. All is well, save the fact my Dad often likes to remind me he now has a “Ferrari for a kidney”!

To raise funds for Kidney Care UK, I have compiled my short stories and together with recent memoirs, I now have a book! 

I would like to share this book and raise funds for Kidney Care UK. Please make a donation to help Kidney Care UK support many more families like mine and, in return, you will receive a copy of The world is a narrow bridge, my book.

The world is a narrow bridge is a collection of stories of Moroccan nomads, quarantined spacemen, families forced apart, and families reconnected. The memories cover Chilean mountain hikes and an account of the Coronavirus lockdown in France and Spain. There is some adult content, with some LGBT themes. My stories are shaped by personal influences, but only some of it is autobiographical, so don’t read too much into the juicy bits!

Your copy of The world is a narrow bridge will be sent as a PDF to your email. For the purposes of receiving your personal copy, you must ‘opt in’ to further communications from the charity. Your email will not be added to Kidney Care UK's mailing lists - your details will not be used for any other activity without your permission. Please allow 14 days to receive the email.

Andrew Kaye @JKaye82  

www.andrewkaufman.co.uk  

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