BBC Wales’ The Greatest Gift - a documentary on the real stories of people affected by organ donation in Wales - features the story of Stuart Russell from Manorbier next week.

He’s been admitted to the Critical Care Unit at the University Hospital of Wales for brain surgery following a stroke.

Tragically, with no chance of recovery, his partner Angela Bradley-Kidd is asked to share his end of life wishes.

Seventeen years previously, Angela chose to donate her son’s organs following a tragic accident, and she now faces the heartbreaking task of saying goodbye and deciding once more to donate her loved one’s organs to help others.

Angie was first confronted with the soul-searching task of choosing organ donation when her son, Charlie Lloyd, lost his life in an accident.

The teenager died after falling down stairs at a party.

“I talked to Charlie’s sisters and his friends, and they all felt that he would have wanted to donate his organs,” said Angie.

“Four out of the five people who received donations of his heart, liver and kidneys are still alive, and it is really giving me comfort knowing that he has helped people to carry on their lives.”

Then, earlier this year, Angie said farewell to her partner of 12 years, Stuart, who died following a massive stroke.

“There was never any question that my darling Stu would not have wanted to donate his organs, as his late wife had received a liver transplant,” said Angie.

“He had previously done a lot of bike racing to raise funds for the transplant team at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.

“I had known Stuart for a long time and after his wife died, and I lost Charlie, it sort of brought us together. I invited him to dinner, and then to a transplant service in Swansea, and we never looked back. We shared 12 absolutely fabulous years.”

Sixty-year-old Stuart - who ran a painting and decorating business called Botchett and Scarper - was “such a lovely chap”, said Angie.

“It is a fitting end to his story that his kidneys and liver have been donated, and I feel very proud of him because he has helped other people.”

Stuart died in the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, where he had been admitted to the Critical Care Unit for brain surgery following the stroke.

It was there that Angie was approached by a producer from BBC Wales who were filming an emotional and thought-provoking series into the world of organ donation.

She bravely agreed to take part, and the programme - the third and final episode in The Greatest Gift - can be seen on BBC One Wales next Tuesday, December 20, at 10.40 pm.

“The programme is a lovely tribute to Stuart and nicely put together,” said Angie. “To think people have been given an extra few years of life though his and Charlie’s deaths is a miracle.

“I just wish I would be able to meet one of them.”