World Transplant Games 2019

Kind hearted John Cassell became an 'altruistic donor' after researching organ donation and realising he could be a living donor.

A heart is restarted in the donor body, transferred to a special machine, then transplanted into the recipient.

Newcastle is home to one of the UK's six rapid response units who can get the call at any time to help save a life.

Join us in celebrating athletic achievement, medical success stories and the remarkable generosity of organ donors and recipients.

ITV Tyne Tees had exclusive access to Danika Cross' transplant journey every step of the way, including the operation. This is her story.

More than 2,000 athletes are expected to compete in the games over the next week. It is 24 years since the UK last hosted the games.

Richard claims playing sport was the key to rehabilitation after a liver transplant. But he has an unlikely squash-mate, his surgeon, Derek.

When Nadia Stock ties her running shoes to represent Great Britain, it will 16 years to the day she had a bone marrow transplant.

Gill has shared more than just a motherly bond with her son. In 2010, she gave Ryan one of her kidneys. Now, they're taking on the Games.

Phoebe Pace from Gateshead, the youngest Team GB competitor in the World Transplant Games, which starts next week.