A VICAR from Hoyland has given his wife the ultimate gift - one of his kidneys.
Fr Richard Parker, who oversees St Andrew's and St Peter's Churches, underwent a year of tests to see if he was a match after his wife Susan’s kidney function dropped to just 12 per cent.
If he had not been a match, she would have had to go on dialysis.
Fr Richard, 51, said: “It was definitely worth it. I had to miss the Easter services but people at both churches have been fantastic and a good support. I would do it again.”
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