'To receive the gift of life from somebody you adore and love is just unbelievable,' says Mr Hopkins.
Rachel said it was a "bit of a no-brainer" finding out whether she was a good donor match for now-husband Matthew HopkinsA hospital chief executive has shared his story of receiving a kidney transplant from his wife, to mark the UK-wide organ donation week.
Matthew Hopkins, from the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, received the kidney from Rachel in July 2019."To receive the gift of life from somebody you adore and love is just unbelievable," said Mr Hopkins. "She's an amazing woman. I'm very conscious of being respectful for the great gift of life Rachel has given me."Matthew Hopkins has been in post in Essex since 2022
Mr Hopkins previously held executive posts in east London and Worcestershire and took up the role at the Essex trust - which runs Broomfield, Basildon and Southend hospitals - in 2022. He has a hereditary polycystic kidney disease and his first donated kidney, received in 2017, did not function as well as hoped.
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