Last Updated: April 26, 2023, 19:34 IST
Lucy Humphrey with her dogs. (Photo: Instagram)
While at the beach, Indie became fascinated with a stranger, who turned out to be a perfect match for Lucy’s transplant.
There is always much negativity floating around the internet. But there is one story that is a source of hope and inspiration to others. It shows that even in the most unexpected places and circumstances, there is always the possibility of finding a perfect match and getting a second chance at life. Lucy Humphrey, a 44-year-old woman from Caerphilly in the UK, had been struggling with Lupus for 15 years before her kidneys finally failed. Given just five years to live without a transplant, Lucy was hopeful that she would find a donor who was a perfect match for her. Little did she know that her furry companion, Doberman Indie, would lead her to her perfect match in the most unexpected way.
According to the Mirror, one day in 2021, Lucy and her boyfriend Cenydd Owen decided to take Indie to the beach in Barry, South Wales. It was there that Indie became fascinated with a stranger, Katie James, a 40-year-old from Barry. The trio struck up a conversation, and to their amazement, Katie had just gone on the kidney donation register.
Lucy and Katie swapped numbers and contacted a donor coordinator the next day. “She had all the tests and it turned out she was a perfect match,” Lucy told the BBC, reported the Mirror. “A surgeon told us it’s a one in 22 million chance to find the perfect match, and that’s what I needed as I’ve got Lupus.”
The transplant went ahead on October 3, 2022, at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff and was a success. Katie said that she feels really lucky to know Lucy. For her, knowing that it all worked out and that Lucy got a second chance at life meant that there has been “no negative to it whatsoever.”
Lucy’s partner Cenydd added, “We want to show that there is always hope for people. Never give in, because you never know, we weren’t even going to go to the beach that day. There’s a lot of good people out there.”
Lucy and Katie’s chance meeting is a powerful reminder of the importance of human connection to save lives. It’s also a testament to the incredible bond that can exist between humans and their pets, who sometimes have an uncanny ability to sense things we cannot.
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