How organ donation would change this Cavan man's life
Cavan man living in hope of getting a new kidney
Hopeful: Cavan bovine breeding specialist Colm Chambers who has been on dialysis for the last four years and is waiting on a kidney transplant. Photos: Lorraine Teevan
Tamara Fitzpatrick
Colm Chambers is one of almost 2,500 people in the country living with kidney failure and undergoing dialysis treatment three days a week.
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