A young mum spoke today of the full life she enjoys after her father, from Shipley, sacrificed one of his kidneys to improve her health.

Three years ago Vivienne Baker was relying on uncomfortable dialysis treatment to keep her alive and facing a lifetime of regular hospital visits after her kidneys failed.

But today, having celebrated the third anniversary of the transplant she underwent at St James's Hospital in Leeds, Vivienne is living life to the full.

She is learning to drive and settling into a new home she and partner Simon Parker have bought in Bolton, Bradford.

And she and her father John are now planning to join forces for a fundraising drive to help other kidney patients.

Vivienne, 30, an assembly worker at Multishades, Baildon, received a kidney in 1999 from dad John Baker.

Mr Baker, 58, from Shipley but now living in Hornsea, donated a kidney as he could not bear the sight of his daughter hooked up to dialysis.

Vivienne said: "We've bought a house, I've booked a date for my driving test, I can now work full-time and during the nice weather we go out cycling.

"I feel fine now but when I was stuck on dialysis - three days out of seven - I was walking round half dead, looking ill and I had no quality of life at all.

"I'm still amazed at what Dad did for me - it was such a huge thing - and one day I hope to be able to repay him.

"My dad and I are now trying to think of ideas for something we can do together to raise money to buy equipment for other dialysis or kidney transplant patients.''

She added: "I know what life's like being on dialysis and just want to do something as a way of saying thank you for what was done for me. We're also hoping our story will encourage others to consider become 'live' kidney donors and to carry donor cards.''

Vivienne revealed she had penned a poem of thanks to her dad, revealing what the transplant means to her. It reads: "With your kidney inside me I'm no more in strife as I'm now living better and staying alive.''