The mother of four is in the final throes of cross-matching tests to see if her kidney is compatible with her husband Scott, whose own kidney failed in 2006.

Hayley said Scott, who is 35, did not want her to donate her kidney, but she said once she explained the reasons why she was doing it, he came around.

Despite the risks of live kidney donation, Hayley said she is not scared.

“I picked him as my forever and I will do anything I can to keep him here with us,” she said. “At first Scott didn’t want me to do it, but when I told him why I needed to he came around,” she said.

“And the reality is, for a donor organ we are looking at seven to nine years.

“I know he wouldn’t last that long.”

Scott Forde was born with only one kidney.

He went to the GP with a headache in 2006 and was diagnosed with kidney failure.

His brother, Corey, gave him one of his kidneys, but it failed after just 12 months.

“The antibodies in Scott’s blood rejected the new organ,” Hayley said.

“This time the doctors at Westmead are doing dialysis to clear out the blood or any antibodies which will hopefully stop that happening again.”

The couple have just undergone final cross-match testing and will find out soon if the transplant can be done.

If all goes well the transplant could be done as soon as October.

In the meantime, Scott continues to undergo dialysis at the renal unit at the hospital, six hours a day, three days a week.

And despite his condition and the complications it brings, he still works full-time at the Australia Post sorting centre at night.

To try to raise awareness, the couple have decided to hold a Walk for Red Day on Father’s Day, September 1 at the Bathurst Sportsground (bike track) between 10am and 2pm.

The day will aim to raise funds and awareness for Kidney Health Australia.

Hayley said Bathurst is the only city in the Central West holding the event.

“All people have to do is turn up on the day and walk for two minutes or the whole four hours,” she said.

“There is a $10 registration fee for adults, children are by a gold coin donation, with all money going towards Kidney Health Australia.”