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CONTENTS
Introduction 1
A Bit of Background History 4
My Decision to Become My Brother’s Donor 7
My Journey Begins 9
Evaluation to Assessment 12
Next Stages in the Donor Evaluation Process 14
The Emotional Impact 21
More Tests 23
Religious and Cultural Beliefs on Organ Donation 26
Sad News! 28
Looking Forward 30
Bimmi’s Journey 32
The Transplant Operation 36
A Recipient’s Perspective of a Kidney Transplant 40
Final Word 43
Further Information 45
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