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A woman who met her kidney donor by chance on a day out at the seaside is urging others to consider donating their organs.
Lucy Humphrey, 44, from Caerphilly, was told in 2019 that without a kidney transplant, she would only have five years to live.
She was diagnosed with lupus – a condition which causes inflammation to the organs – in 2001.
After a chance conversation at Cold Knap beach in Barry, with 40-year-old Katie James – who was then a stranger, – they were found to be a perfect match.
The transplant took place in October last year, and both women are doing well.