Dogs can truly be godsent. A pet dog saved its owner’s life by sniffing out the ‘perfect’ donor for her on&nbsp;the beach.&nbsp;Lucy Humphrey’s Doberman turned guardian&nbsp;angel&nbsp;as it&nbsp;found her a ‘one-in-22 million’ kidney donor after she spent years on the waiting list.&nbsp;

Humphrey, 44, of Caerphilly, has had lupus since 2000 and was diagnosed with end-stage renal failure in 2017. She required a kidney donor in order to survive.&nbsp;

As reported by Wales Online, Humphrey,&nbsp;and her partner Cenydd Owen had to postpone campervan vacations with their dogs because Lucy couldn't be away for a couple of nights due to her frequent dialysis treatments.

Instead, they prepared a cookout and took the dogs to Barry's beach.

<h2>Found the perfect kidney donor on the beach</h2>

However, one of their two Dobermans named&nbsp;Indie, began pestering Katie James, 40&nbsp;who was sitting and crocheting in another campervan.

"Indie went over like three times, back and forward to her," Humphrey told the Daily Record.&nbsp;

"She was minding her own business, campervanning on her own. Eventually Cenydd went over to apologise, and we got chatting and invited her over to our barbecue."

When&nbsp;Humphrey&nbsp;noted that she couldn't drink since she was receiving dialysis, the three started talking, and Katie said she had just signed up for the kidney donation&nbsp;register.&nbsp;

She told Humphrey&nbsp;she she'd love to help and donate if possible. "We swapped telephone numbers," said Humphrey&nbsp;"And to be honest I didn't think anything else would come of it."

They were shocked to discover Katie was a perfect match after some blood work and scans.

According to Humphrey, the likelihood of her meeting Katie and then being a match must have been "one in 22 million."

The process began in June 2021, but Humphrey&nbsp;claims that Covid-related backlogs are what delayed the transplant until October 2022.

Due to the kidney's slow "wake-up" time, Humphrey's&nbsp;blood pressure dropped as she recovered. She then had to stay in the hospital for four weeks, but because she was on the same ward as Katie, they got to know one another before Katie was discharged.

Humphrey&nbsp;told Daily Recod: "I’m so grateful for her… I told my partner in 2019 if I didn’t find a transplant within five years it was possible something would happen and I would die. I want this to be a message to other people not to give up hope."

"Originally, I was due to go into a pooled donation," Katie explained. "I wouldn’t know who the kidney went to, where, why, or even if it worked. I was quite happy with that, but I’d never have known.

"[Now,] not only do I know who it’s gone to but I know how she’s doing and how it’s affected her life… I could’ve only imagined it before with a stranger."

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Dogs can truly be godsent. A pet dog saved its owner’s life by sniffing out the ‘perfect’ donor for her on the beach. Lucy Humphrey’s Doberman turned guardian angel as it found her a ‘one-in-22 million’ kidney donor after she spent years on the waiting list.

Dogs can truly be godsent. A pet dog saved its owner’s life by sniffing out the ‘perfect’ donor for her on the beach. Lucy Humphrey’s Doberman turned guardian angel as it found her a ‘one-in-22 million’ kidney donor after she spent years on the waiting list. Humphrey, 44, of Caerphilly, has had lupus since 2000 and was diagnosed with end-stage renal failure in 2017. She required a kidney donor in order to survive. As reported by Wales Online, Humphrey, and her partner Cenydd Owen had to postpone campervan vacations with their dogs because Lucy couldn't be away for a couple of nights due to her frequent dialysis treatments. Instead, they prepared a cookout and took the dogs to Barry's beach. Found the perfect kidney donor on the beach However, one of their two Dobermans named Indie, began pestering Katie James, 40 who was sitting and crocheting in another campervan. "Indie went over like three times, back and forward to her," Humphrey told the Daily Record. "She was minding her own business, campervanning on her own. Eventually Cenydd went over to apologise, and we got chatting and invited her over to our barbecue." When Humphrey noted that she couldn't drink since she was receiving dialysis, the three started talking, and Katie said she had just signed up for the kidney donation register. She told Humphrey she she'd love to help and donate if possible. "We swapped telephone numbers," said Humphrey "And to be honest I didn't think anything else would come of it." They were shocked to discover Katie was a perfect match after some blood work and scans. According to Humphrey, the likelihood of her meeting Katie and then being a match must have been "one in 22 million." The process began in June 2021, but Humphrey claims that Covid-related backlogs are what delayed the transplant until October 2022. Due to the kidney's slow "wake-up" time, Humphrey's blood pressure dropped as she recovered. She then had to stay in the hospital for four weeks, but because she was on the same ward as Katie, they got to know one another before Katie was discharged. Humphrey told Daily Recod: "I’m so grateful for her… I told my partner in 2019 if I didn’t find a transplant within five years it was possible something would happen and I would die. I want this to be a message to other people not to give up hope." "Originally, I was due to go into a pooled donation," Katie explained. "I wouldn’t know who the kidney went to, where, why, or even if it worked. I was quite happy with that, but I’d never have known. "[Now,] not only do I know who it’s gone to but I know how she’s doing and how it’s affected her life… I could’ve only imagined it before with a stranger." WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

UK: Pet dog sniffs out ‘one-in-22 million’ matching kidney donor, saves owner's life

Nearly 50 years after Bruce Lee's sudden demise, new reports have emerged that the actor and martial arts icon may have died due to a kidney ailment called hyponatraemia. Lee died on July 20 1973 in Hong Kong with officials stating that the cause of death was cerebral oedema- which is basically death due to brain swelling.&nbsp; 
 
A recent study conducted by a group of kidney specialists in Spain stated that Lee possessed “multiple risk factors for hyponatraemia,” meaning an abnormally low sodium concentration in one’s blood, citing the actor’s “chronic fluid intake,” use of marijuana (which increases thirst) and documented factors that may have interfered with his kidney’s function, such as prescription drugs, alcohol intake and a history of injuries to the organ.&nbsp; 
The study was published in the December 2022 edition of the Clinical Kidney Journal.

“We hypothesize that Bruce Lee died from a specific form of kidney dysfunction: the inability to excrete enough water to maintain water homeostasis… . This may lead to hyponatraemia, cerebral oedema and death within hours if excess water intake is not matched by water excretion in urine,” the paper concludes.&nbsp; 
 
“Given that hyponatraemia is frequent, as is found in up to 40% of hospitalized persons and may cause death due to excessive water ingestion even in young healthy persons, there is a need for a wider dissemination of the concept that excessive water intake can kill.” 
 
For years, Lee's sudden death has been subjected to severe speculations with some fans even believing that the star was assassinated.&nbsp; 
 
The 2018 book, “Bruce Lee: A Life,” claimed that he died of heat exhaustion, but the current study did not find that temperatures were abnormally high that day.&nbsp; 
 
According to the study, the star had indeed consumed a huge amount of water but his kidneys were potentially not able to handle it. In addition, he had reportedly been existing on a near-liquid diet of mostly juices which further damaged the kidney.&nbsp;

Nearly 50 years after Bruce Lee's sudden demise, new reports have emerged that the actor and martial arts icon may have died due to a kidney ailment called hyponatraemia.

Nearly 50 years after Bruce Lee's sudden demise, new reports have emerged that the actor and martial arts icon may have died due to a kidney ailment called hyponatraemia. Lee died on July 20 1973 in Hong Kong with officials stating that the cause of death was cerebral oedema- which is basically death due to brain swelling. A recent study conducted by a group of kidney specialists in Spain stated that Lee possessed “multiple risk factors for hyponatraemia,” meaning an abnormally low sodium concentration in one’s blood, citing the actor’s “chronic fluid intake,” use of marijuana (which increases thirst) and documented factors that may have interfered with his kidney’s function, such as prescription drugs, alcohol intake and a history of injuries to the organ. The study was published in the December 2022 edition of the Clinical Kidney Journal. “We hypothesize that Bruce Lee died from a specific form of kidney dysfunction: the inability to excrete enough water to maintain water homeostasis… . This may lead to hyponatraemia, cerebral oedema and death within hours if excess water intake is not matched by water excretion in urine,” the paper concludes. “Given that hyponatraemia is frequent, as is found in up to 40% of hospitalized persons and may cause death due to excessive water ingestion even in young healthy persons, there is a need for a wider dissemination of the concept that excessive water intake can kill.” For years, Lee's sudden death has been subjected to severe speculations with some fans even believing that the star was assassinated. The 2018 book, “Bruce Lee: A Life,” claimed that he died of heat exhaustion, but the current study did not find that temperatures were abnormally high that day. According to the study, the star had indeed consumed a huge amount of water but his kidneys were potentially not able to handle it. In addition, he had reportedly been existing on a near-liquid diet of mostly juices which further damaged the kidney.

Bruce Lee may have died due to high consumption of water, new study reveals

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