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Heroic Officer Donates Kidney to Grieving Mother

11/28/2025

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Tim Swinburn, a police officer from Melksham, Wiltshire, donated a kidney to Clare Brixey of Standerwick, Somerset, after they met in 2004 following her son's death in a car crash.
Swinburn offered his kidney when Brixey's transplant began to fail.
The transplant occurred in October at Southmead Hospital in Bristol.
Both are recovering well.
They plan to organize fundraisers for transplant charities.

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Story summary

Tim Swinburn, a police officer from Melksham, Wiltshire, donated a kidney to Clare Brixey of Standerwick, Somerset, after they met in 2004 following her son's death in a car crash.
Swinburn offered his kidney when Brixey's transplant began to fail.
The transplant occurred in October at Southmead Hospital in Bristol.
Both are recovering well.
They plan to organize fundraisers for transplant charities.