Tom is a 26-year-old from London who feels compelled to give away a kidney to a complete stranger.
Although this has been legal in the UK for the past few years, Tom's friends and family are struggling with the idea of Tom donating a major organ to someone he will never meet.
An inspirational act of kindness or a naïve and irrational gesture?
This First Cut film explores the boundaries of modern altruism as Tom approaches a decision that will change his life forever.
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My Kidney and Me Mon 06 Aug 2012
Tom is a 26-year-old from London who feels compelled to give away a kidney to a complete stranger.
- Contains scenes of surgery
- This episode has subtitles available.
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