Pete Kumar

Pete Kumar, 34, was diagnosed with kidney failure 13 years ago. Although he received a transplant at 22, it failed quickly and he has been waiting for a suitable organ to be donated ever since

In the meantime Pete undergoes dialysis for four hours a day, three times a week. “I had no idea how my life was going to change when I was diagnosed. At 21, I literally had my whole life ahead of me, and in the space of a few days my world was turned upside-down. From planning my career, marriage and kids, my priorities changed to simply surviving. It has been very hard - there’s no getting away from the fact that my life now revolves around my dialysis, and the inevitable wait. Whatever I do, even when it comes down to my family and my children, I have to put dialysis first. If I don’t, I’m playing with my life. The fact is, unless I get a donor, my life is limited. But we live in hope!”

Pete now had home haemodialysis . In between dialysis sessions, he also works from home.