Our patients stories

We are part of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We are proud of the amazing stories of our patients, and we would like to share it with you.

 

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A young woman has been given a new lease of life after her brother gave her โ€˜the most amazing giftโ€™ of a new kidney

Ebtehal, 33, was diagnosed with the autoimmune condition lupus in 2008. It causes the bodyโ€™s own immune system to attack the internal organs and tissues and over time Ebtehalโ€™s kidney function started to deteriorate...

A complex reconstructive surgery saved a motherโ€™s life

Afaf Al Thufairi arrived in the UK from Kuwait and was first admitted to the Royal Free London Private Patients Unit in 2022, for gangrene on both hands and feet, developed as a result of acute Covid illness and prolonged intensive care...

Father living for decades with kidney disease was given a new hope by son

Mohamed Al Azemi, international patient from Kuwait, 60, was diagnosed with kidney disease in 1994. As a father of five boys and three girls and then working for the civil service...