Tyne Tees weatherman Ross Hutchinson is set to take on the Newcastle Bridges Walk this Father's Day after donating his kidney to him. It is the first time Ross, 41, and his father Robin, 65, have been out together since their respective operations last November. Two years ago, Robin began getting pain in his back and was feeling more tired than usual throughout the day.
His optician told him he had elevated blood pressure in his eyes, and after a blood test, he was called into hospital and told that his kidney function was at just 3%. Though Ross has spent much of his adult life apart from his dad after his parents' divorce when he was 13, he didn't have to think twice about donating his kidney. Read more: County Durham teen had to learn to talk again after collision with tree left him with life-threatening injuries Keep up to date with all the latest local news from Newcastle with our free newsletter Ross said: "When Dad first went into hospital, a family group chat was set up amongst us kids.
The words kidney failure were mentioned, and I said, ‘if you need a kidney, you can have one of mine.’ "For me it was an easy, pragmatic decision to make but I’m aware that isn’t the case for everyone. If you know somebody who is facing kidney failure, you should only offer to donate if it is really for you – and you’ll know if it is.
" Robin said that he found the support overwhelming, saying: "I found the idea of Ross donating a kidney unsettling. It put him into a vulnera.
