Jakarta –
It’s really bad luck for Graham Murray. The man from England never thought that at a relatively young age, he would suffer from kidney failure and had to routinely undergo dialysis.
Murray has actually been feeling the symptoms for a long time. Quoted from Express UK, Murray admitted that he often experienced headaches.
But at that time, Murray mistook it for a normal headache like many people experience, so he ignored it. Not long after, Murray started experiencing other symptoms such as swelling in his ankles, shortness of breath, and difficulty moving.
Again, Murray thought his condition was just a mild illness and chose to ignore it. Because of that, he was very surprised when he heard the doctor’s diagnosis of kidney failure.
“I put off visiting the doctor, because I thought it would go away. When I was told how serious my condition was, it was a big shock,” he was quoted as saying. Express UKThursday (3/8/2023).
Murray’s life then became chaotic and full of limitations. Apart from having to routinely dialyze blood, he now has to rely on a tube placed in his stomach to survive.
In 2021, Murray finally got a kidney donor from his own mother. Even so, until now he still has to depend on immunosuppression drugs to ensure that the transplanted kidney can remain healthy and work normally.
Now, Murray works as a manager in a company in England. Together with several of his colleagues, Murray undertakes a number of actions to support Kidney Research UK, a charity researching the prevention and treatment of kidney-related diseases.
“Kidney Research has done a lot of research on medication, I know about a lot of what they have done, so I really wanted to be involved,” said Murray.
Together with eight of his colleagues, Murray did a 28 km walk to raise money for Kidney Research UK.
“Kidney Research UK has been very involved in all of my care so being able to raise so much money for them makes this walk so well worth it.”
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2023-08-03 13:09:22
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