Stephen Henstridge's life was saved when he received the lungs of Michele Sephton.
Image caption,Mr Henstridge and his wife Jackie Henstridge, 64, met their donor family 12 months ago but this weekend's event was a chance for the extended families to meet."When I see my donor family, from their tragedy, when I look in their eyes I see delight, happiness, contentment - it means a lot," he said.Linda Sweetland, who is 83, said the experience was "absolutely wonderful".
"I'm sure if Michele's looking down she would have been so proud of everything and we're so proud of her," she said."They understood to a degree what I was going through," she said.Ms Cashman, Ms Sephton's 52-year-old sister, said the bond that has been built amongst the two families has brought comfort to her."We are so lucky and grateful our recipient is Stephen - It feels like we've known each other for years.
He won a silver medal in the 50m and 100m breast stroke races, while being cheered on by his donor family.Image caption, Stephen Henstridge supported at the British Transplant Games 2022 by his wife, Jackie and donor family"It was a privilege- it seems odd to me that other people don't support but I wouldn't miss it for the world," she said."All this that she's [Michele] created by giving me life, is truly a miracle."
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