Kay said the transplant was difficult and she was very ill afterwards but since then she has been able to lead a full and active life.

BBC: Organ donor series

The difference from what we have now is that every school activity, whether compulsory or optional, is specifically designed to help young people to lead a full and socially valuable life.

BBC: Viewpoints: National curriculum in England

Thanks to getting the right treatment, Gillian, from north London, says she is able to lead a normal life and works full-time in the city.

BBC: Gillian waited years to get the correct diagnosis and help

While EU nations have made a great progress in pulling their resources together, they do remain a collection of capricious brides that find hard to lead a common life, a situation that can turn worse as European economies face a full-blown recession.

FORBES: EU: A Collection of Capricious Brides