He suffered a kidney failure three years ago due to long-term diabetes and has been on the waiting list since. “A kidney transplant would mean freedom – freedom from machines, from constant exhaustion and from worrying whether my body can keep up,” said Hng, who welcomed efforts to strengthen policy, governance and national coordination of transplant services. She decided to become an organ donor after religious considerations. Abdul Rahman Ismail, 52, a self-employed mechanic from Shah Alam, said he decided to decline a kidney transplant because of unresolved religious concerns. Diagnosed with end-stage kidney failure three years ago, Abdul Rahman undergoes dialysis several times a week but is hesitant about receiving an organ transplant.
