The hope of a brighter future

Oona's life and future - was saved by kidney transplant at Leeds Children's Hospital. You can help fund live-saving equipment for children like her

Oona's mum, Rachel, has lived through every parent's worst nightmare. In a routine pregnancy scan, she was told her unborn daughter's kidneys would fail. That she wouldn't live longer than a few days.

Thinking back, Rachel says, "It was like the world we were trying to create was ending before it could start." After the birth, the family went to the local children's hospice to spend every precious moment they could with Oona.

But then, on day five, Rachel recalls a sudden, wonderful glimmer of hope: "Oona had a massive wee-out of the blue!".