A DRUMOAK man who has been on dialysis for nearly a year and is undergoing a kidney transplant next week has said a big thank you to everyone who contributed to his recent fund raising efforts.
Duncan Wight from Trees Are Us, Sunnyside Drumoak, has raised £1500 so far for the Renal Unit in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
The money raised will go towards improving patient care in the dialysis unit.
Duncan says he is hoping to raise more mone
y for the unit again this summer by attending various shows to give tree climbing and wood processing demonstrations and will donate his fee for these weekends to the unit.
Axe throwing will also be on offer for those who wish to have a go! The first event is the B A Stores Working Weekend at Skene this weekend (May 17 & 18) and later in the summer at Castle Fraser and the Crathes Steam and Vintage Rally.
Duncan, who has been on dialysis for nearly a year now three times a week for five hours at a time, suffers from Polycystic Kidney Disease which is a hereditary condition that causes progressive kidney failure.
His mother and his sister Heather both had the gene that causes the disease and there is a 50-50 chance it may be passed on to his children.
The only cure is a kidney transplant and Duncan is due to have his transplant next Wednesday ( May 21).
Meanwhile, there is a national shortage of donors and many people are on dialysis for years before receiving a transplant and some are not fortunate enough to receive one at all.
This week Duncan urged everyone to pick up a donor card and join the NHS organ donor register and make their wishes known to relatives to try and alleviate the chronic shortage of organs.
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