Jelina Berlow-Rahman

"I started fundraising for Kidney Research UK after my transplant. It was my way of giving back because I found it really difficult emotionally and psychologically to say thank you to the donor family who had lost their loved one. I raised money at first by doing one of the charity’s Bridges Walks and then on my kidney transplant anniversary, I would do an event with family and friends at my house and raise money through that.”"

"They said it meant a lot to them as it reminded them of their purpose and end goal. It was nice to hear that and to see their passion in terms of how they’re trying to find a better way of dialysing or finding medication that has less impact on the body.”"

"When it’s your own story, you live it, you breathe it and it becomes normal to you. When I speak to people I’m very open and frank about what’s happened to me, but when I see the impact it has on others, it makes me feel emotional myself. I realise how much I can help by telling my story.”"

"I showed them a photograph of me when I was at my most ill and they couldn't believe I’m the person in the picture. I went on that journey of nearly dying and then going on to have a child. I had my daughter, Aliyah in 2016 even though I was told I couldn’t have children. I’ve beaten the odds, basically.”"