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Hi there, my name is Aisha Chaudhry and I wrote my memoir Family Matters to tell my story about what it was like for our family to wait for an organ transplant while my mother Annsa was on dialysis. Here

I was delighted to be interviewed by my coaching cohort friend and coach Ali Bagley. The radio station is "building a community of like-minded listeners, supporters, and advocates who share a commitment to improving environmental accessibility". I was very comfortable and happy

This is probably the biggest media coverage I received to tell my story about my Mother Annsa who was waiting for a Kidney transplant. It was filmed on Brighton Beach with my twin sister Aneesa on January 2, 2025. It

Following my interview on BBC Sussex Radio and TV and online, an online publication called The Argus featured my story. It was great to see some traction from the BBC leading to wider publications. The article was published in

In all my years I had never actually managed to speak to an audience of Asian women. Desi is the term used to describe South Asian. It was a real highlight to be interviewed by this huge community of women

Read https://www.hellorayo.co.uk/greatest-hits/oxfordshire/news/woman-raising-awareness-of-organ-donation-in-honour-of-her-late-mum Being in Oxford for the British Transplant Games felt like reliving some of the strong emotions and memories I had during the time Mum was in the hospitals getting a fistula put into her arm or neck, and it

Article in Dresdner Neuste Nachrichten World Transplant Games Dresden: Ein Schicksal eint die Welt am Citybeach  Little did I know that even after spending 20+ years advocating and campaigning for organ donation awareness that

Attending this online event to speak about my book to a global South Asian audience was empowering. So much work is being done, and there is still so much more to do.

The NHS played a fundamental and brilliant role for our family while my mother waited for a kidney transplant. In total, my mother Annsa was seen and looked after in eight hospitals. This article was published in 2025. I strongly

I was pleased to be invited to speak at a staff webinar throughout the whole of the UK during South Asian Heritage Month on family experiences and why these conversations about Organ Donation are so important. I spoke to

An absolute highlight and recognition of my book was from the NHS itself for recommending my book on National Read a Book Day. "Today is National Read A Book Day, so here's our recommendation! 📖Aisha's mother waited for a