In Europe, the cold, the rain, the low temperatures and short sunny periods do not encourage travelling. The better destinations include the ski resorts in the Alps and the Pyrenees (France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria and Spain) or for those who feel the cold more Andalusia still has reasonable sunshine.
Fifty percent of kidneys from a living donor still function after 16 to 20 years, and with organs from deceased donors, a transplanted kidney should last 8 to 10 years.
On average, receiving a kidney transplant can double someoneâs life expectancy. Unless there are significant changes in the number of kidney transplants performed each year, there will soon be over 100,000 people waiting for a kidney transplant and the wait for some will exceed 10 years.