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My kidneys have failed, and I know my kids face the same fate

By Claire Bates BBC News Magazine

• 21 November 2016

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• Mandy was born with a disease that caused both her kidneys to fail
• After years of pain and dialysis, she has just had a kidney transplant
• Her mother, brother and two sisters have the same condition
• Mandy found out her two youngest children have inherited the disease

Mandy Littlewood is sitting on a park bench with her husband John, their two small dogs are chasing each other up and down the sloping field.

"The kids love to come down and play here as soon as they get home from school," Mandy says.

"It's so convenient as it's just down the road from our house."

But she knows the days of playing carefree in the park are numbered. Millie, 10 and Zac, nine, have inherited a life-threatening disease from her.

Image copyright Phil Coomes Image caption Mandy with one of two dogs who provide much needed distraction

Mandy has polycystic kidney disease. It causes fluid-filled cysts to grow in the kidneys over several years. Symptoms, such as chronic pain in the abdomen and urinary tract infections, usually appear between the ages of 30 and 40 but can appear as early as childhood. Sufferers are placed on dialysis and eventually need an organ transplant.

The disease is hereditary and affects Mandy's mother, her sister and two or her aunts and uncles. Her grandmother died from the disease. Someone affected by the condition has a 50% chance of passing it on to their children.

"I've never felt angry about having it as it isn't anyone's fault - it's just something that happens."

1.      "The kids love to come down and play here as soon as they get home from school," Mandy says.

Indirect speech: Mandy said that the kids loved to come down and play there as soon as they got home from school.

2.      "I've never felt angry about having it as it isn't anyone's fault - it's just something that happens."

Indirect speech: Mandy said that she had never felt angry about having it as it wasn’t anyone’s fault, it was just something that happened.

Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-37556544