A woman from Glasgow donated her kidney to her cousin who lives 400 miles away in Chelmsford.
Margaret McCabe saw the suffering her cousin Mary Morrison went through and decided she wanted to help.
Mary, aged 56 at the time, suffered from polycystic kidney disease (PKD) and her kidneys were deteriorating as a result of the condition. Doctors warned her that she would need a life-saving transplant or be on dialysis for the rest of her life.