Mr Farr says he was "lucky" to receive his kidney after a year because the average waiting time for a kidney transplant is double that.

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She told them she was perfectly healthy, but the surgery was adamant her records showed she was a heavy smoker and suffered from Alzheimer's Disease, a kidney condition and had undergone a hysterectomy and a double hip replacement.

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