Kidney donation — living donor
Case history compiled from life-admin-tracker.md §3 (frozen original, 4 November 2026). Operational status lives in the app and case-status.md; this page explains the case.
3. Kidney Donation — Living Donor for Laura
| Status | Task | Details | Next Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⏳ | Paired-exchange matching | Consultant medical exam done 19 Oct; tests go into the next UKLKSS matching run | Wait for Joanne’s next step; chase if she goes quiet |
| ⬜ | Surgery / donation | Dates unknown until a paired match is found | Pre-plan recovery and the work calendar once dates land |
Recipient: Laura Willerton · Donor: Joe · Coordinator: Joanne Barwick (“Jo”), York Hospital — joanne.barwick1@nhs.net. Route: paired-exchange scheme (tissue typing showed not a direct match with Laura).
Process Pipeline — history
| Stage | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Referral / initial appointment | ✅ | Booked 30 Apr 2026; appt 18 May at York Hospital |
| Blood group compatibility | ✅ | Compatible with Laura |
| Blood / urine tests | ✅ | All clear |
| Tissue typing | ✅ | Results in — not a direct match → paired-exchange route |
| Enter paired-exchange scheme | ✅ | Entered 20 Aug 2026 |
| Consultant appointment | ✅ Booked | Mon 19 Oct 2026, 14:45, York Hospital — confirmed by Joe 10 Oct 2026 (Jo’s “Tuesday 19th” was the slip, the date was right) |
| Scheme assessment / paired-match | ⏳ | Medical exam at the 19 Oct appointment, then tests scheduled for the UKLKSS matching run |
| Surgery / donation | ⬜ | |
| Recovery + work calendar | ⬜ | Pre-plan once dates known |
Current Focus
✅ Consultant appointment booked for Mon 19 Oct 2026, 14:45, York Hospital, confirmed by Joe on 10 Oct 2026. That resolves the day/date mismatch in Jo’s 8 Sep email. Nothing to chase. The medical exam at this appointment feeds the UKLKSS matching run.
Chaser Log
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2026 | Initial appointment booked |
| 18 May 2026 | Appointment at York Hospital |
| 22 May 2026 | Blood group compatible confirmed, waiting on tissue typing |
| 25 May 2026 | Acknowledged, said you’d wait |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Chased: “Any updates on tissue typing?“ |
| 20 Jul 2026 | Chased — still waiting on tissue typing results |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Tissue typing results in — not a direct match; entered paired-exchange scheme; now waiting on consultant appointment |
| 04 Sep 2026 | Chased in writing — asked what was still outstanding and flagged the October UKLKSS run |
| 08 Sep 2026 | ← Joanne: not a tissue-type match with Laura, so direct donation is off; kidney sharing (paired exchange) confirmed as the route. Consultant medical exam offered: “Tuesday 19th October at 14.45” — day and date disagree (19 Oct 2026 is a Monday) |
| 08 Sep 2026 | Accepted the slot the same day (the day/date mismatch was not spotted at the time); Jo to send the appointment letter |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Queried the day/date mismatch with Jo in writing — is it Mon 19 Oct or Tue 20 Oct, and is 14:45 right? Awaiting her reply |
| 10 Oct 2026 | Resolved. Joe confirms the appointment is Mon 19 Oct 2026, 14:45, York Hospital. The date in Jo’s email was correct and the weekday was the typo. No reply from Jo needed, nothing further to chase |
| 26 Oct 2026 | Chased — auto-detected from Gmail (re: Scheme assessment / paired-match) |
| 26 Oct 2026 | ← Joanne: RE: Next Appointment |
| 27 Oct 2026 | ← Joanne: Re: repeat blood test |