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Craig & Tracey's Car boot

Sale for AKPA

Transplant recipient Tracey Griffin and her living kidney donor, partner Craig Gowing, recently held a car boot sale to raise funds for Addenbrooke's Kidney Patients Association.

Tracey's kidneys started to fail in July 2001 and by early 2008 they were well on their way to giving up. Her partner of 20 years Craig offered to be a donor and, following a series of tests, their transplant operations went ahead in February this year.

As they were both doing so well after their transplant they decided to give

 something back to the hospital and thought a car boot sale would be a good idea as they had many unwanted goods in their loft! They also had numerous donations from family and friends.

On the 20th July Tracey and Craig along with Tracey's sister and two of her friends set off for Fordham in two cars. The sun shone down on them (which, if you remember July, was a great relief!) and the has a great day, raising £400 which they have donated to AKPA and which will be used to help kidney patients at Addenbrooke's Hospital.