FOR Stuart Middleton, the news that he was suffering kidney failure came as a complete shock. The active 32-year-old, who enjoys mountain biking and snow-boarding, started kidney dialysis in December.

But his experience has been very different to that of many patients who have to go to hospital for lengthy periods each week. Mr Middleton, from Dunbar, has been using peritoneal dialysis (PD) at home and at work, allowing him to carry on his life as normally as possible. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL ARTICLE