Honoured to take part in the Newcastle Bridges Walk in aid of Kidney Research with my daughter Rebecca today – to help bridge the gap between kidney disease and a cure.

It is heart-breaking how kidney disease strikes so indiscriminately. An estimated three million people in the UK are affected by the condition, including Rebecca – who is waiting for a kidney transplant.

Kidney disease can affect anyone of any age. Some people are born with a kidney condition, whilst others only discover years down the line (often completely out of the blue) that they have kidney disease – which is what happened to Rebecca.