Father gives son new life with kidney transplant

A FATHER who donated his right kidney to his son urged everybody to carry an organ donor card as it was revealed that more than 200 lives were extended and saved by transplants last year.

Six-year-old Owen Gregory’s life has changed from one of being fed through machines and little or no exercise, to one of packed lunches and running to school since the transplant at Temple Street Children’s Hospital four months ago.

For his father Brendan, there was little to think about when it came to offering one of his kidneys for Owen, who has often spent months at a time in hospital since his kidney problems were discovered at the age of two weeks.