️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Tony Gartside had waited four years for a donor organ before he finally got the call to say a kidney and pancreas had become available. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Tony Gartside, 40, had waited four years for a donor organ before he finally got the call to say a kidney had become available. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Mr Gartside, 40, was born with type 1 diabetes, and his kidneys began to fail by the time he was 32.<unk> Mr Gartside, 40, was born with type 1 diabetes, and his kidneys began to fail by the time he was 32.<unk> Mr Gartside, 40, was born with type 1 diabetes, and his kidneys began to fail by the time he was 32. He said: 'They showed me into a room and told me the donor organs had come from a death by drug overdose and asked if I still wanted to go ahead. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ It was a scary process having to say yes or no after sitting in the back of an ambulance for hours. 'It was a scary process having to say yes or no after sitting in the back of an ambulance for hours. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ The kidney transplant surgery took 10 hours and left Mr Gartside with 32 staples in his stomach.<unk> The kidney transplant surgery took 10 hours and left Mr Gartside with 32 staples in his stomach.<unk> The kidney transplant surgery took 10 hours and left Mr Gartside with 32 staples in his stomach. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> Two weeks later the HIV results came back - and were, to his relief, negative.<unk> Two weeks later the HIV results came back - and were, to his relief, negative. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Mr Gartside said: 'My diabetes has completely changed - it's amazing - and even that doesn't describe how good I feel. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ 2 weeks after the kidney transplantation, the HIV results came back - and were negative.<unk> 2 weeks after the kidney transplantation, the HIV results came back - and were negative. ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą
Tony Gartside, 40, had waited 4 years for a donor kidney and pancreas. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> There, doctors informed him the donor had died from a drug overdose.<unk> There, doctors informed him the donor had died from a drug overdose. HIV test results would take 2 weeks, while transplant had to be immediate.<unk> HIV test results would take 2 weeks, while transplant had to be immediate. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>