‘No-brainer’ for Scot who saved brother’s life with kidney transplant

Harry Wilson made the decision after his sibling was diagnosed with kidney disease.

A Scot who helped save his brother’s life by donating his kidney has told how the decision was a “no-brainer”.

Harry Wilson from West Lothian made the decision after his brother Gordon was diagnosed with kidney disease.

It comes on the 65th anniversary of the first successful kidney transplant in the UK, which was performed in Edinburgh between twin brothers in the same year that Harry was born.

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Last updated Oct 31st, 2025 at 19:17

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