I love Brenda to bits

Brenda Green, 62, met her husband Keith, 63, when she was 14 and they married six years later. When Brenda was told five years ago she needed a kidney transplant following renal damage after her pregnancy, Keith, a retired BT engineer, stepped in. Brenda, from Leicestershire, said: ‘I came home crying and told Keith. He said “I’ll give you mine”.’

Keith said: ‘Brenda is my wife and I love her to bits. I said: “In sickness and in health” when we got married – I meant it!’