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.
Kidney transplants are very successful with more than 95 percent of kidney transplants done at Barnes-Jewish still working after one year. Living donor transplants last on average for 15-20 years and deceased donor transplants last for 10-15 years.