My first guest blogger for the final day of Volunteers Week is Mandy. Mandy has Gastroparesis and although she initially struggled with how her diagnosis had changed her life, she eventually realised she had a “new normal”, and part of this this new normal is the voluntary work she does with Devon & Cornwall Police. Mandy can be found on Twitter @Micante13Mandy My name is Mandy Lawrence and in September 2015, after 6 months of non

Today’s guest blogger is Mimi. Mimi is 24 and received a heart transplant when she was 18 months old. She has since become involved with Live Life Give Life as an organ donation advocate, as well as volunteering as a Brownie leader with Girlguiding UK. I was born with dilated cardiomyopathy (which is a condition where my heart sucked at doing its pumping job!), and after being kept stable on various medications and check-ups for

Today’s guest blogger is Fez. Fez is currently on nocturnal haemodialysis awaiting his third kidney transplant. Fez is actively involved in a variety of voluntary activities, related to both his medical circumstances and his youth worker qualification. He can be found on Twitter @Fezy. As my second year of university was coming to a close I became very ill and had to return home because the transplanted kidney I had received as a child had

Today’s guest blogger is Christy. She describes herself as “33, married with a dog”. Christy blogs about her life post-transplant at The Adventures of Betty the Kidney, and she can be found on Twitter at @ChristyMillarUK. I have been a CKD patient for twelve years now, and I have blogged for nine of those years. I fell ill very suddenly and found my life turned upside down. My career was put on hold, I needed a

Today Brett is my guest blogger. He’s a Scottish guy in Wales and is an amazing example of what can grow out of volunteering, because he managed to get a job as a result of his experience! You can follow him on Twitter @Brettnay69. My voluntary work started with me being part of young adults support group set up in North Wales, for ages 18-35 and included patients with chronic kidney disease Stage IV, Dialysis