Husband and wife in 'one in 22 million' kidney donor match

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A woman has donated a kidney to her seriously-ill husband after they were found to be a "one in 22 million" match. Donna Creed sacrificed the organ for her husband Darren who was suffering from polycystic kidney disease. The couple are recovering from the transplant, in July, but said it had already transformed their lives. Mrs Creed, a hotel manager, said an organ donation was "the greatest gift" she could give to a loved one. Mr Creed, 51, was diagnosed with the renal condition 12 years ago but had managed the condition until his kidney function fell to just 19%, which left him with chronic tiredness and facing the prospect of long-running dialysis. Specialists at Leicester General Hospital urged him to start looking for a donor and several members of Mr Creed's family volunteered to be tested, but it was his wife who emerged as a match. Darren and Donna tell their story to BBC Radio Leicester's Ady Dayman.