We swapped kidneys!

Nancy Martinez, 35, had suffered from kidney problems her whole life and after giving birth ended up spending 16 hours a week on dialysis.

‘Depression hit me hard,’ she told that’s life!

But when her condition didn’t improve her partner Luke offered to help by donating a kidney.

Sadly he wasn’t a match, but there was another option.

‘If Luke donated his kidney to a stranger, then I could receive one from another donor,’ explained Nancy.

Side by side, Nancy and Luke underwent kidney surgery.

‘Luke’s kidney helped a patient in Sydney, while a man in Perth gave one to me,’ she grins.

‘Whoever you are, I’m so grateful!’

The operation changed Nancy’s life.

‘I have more energy than I know what to do with! And I have my man to thank.’

To find out more about organ donation visit donatelife.gov.au