Organ donation

[MrsShimmy]

If anyone is watching This Morning on ITV you might have seen my friends speaking about the death of their young daughter last summer and her desire to have her organs donated. Organ donation is, I imagine, a subject close to our hearts (or lungs!!) If you've never signed up think about visiting organdonation.nhs.uk today

[Katlover]

Thanks for the link, I think I am signed up already but always good to be sure

Kat

xxx

[libby7827]

Hi, am already an organ donor but just deciding whether to leave my whole body to medical science instead as I don't imagine my organs would be good enough for transplant, Libby

[jandan]

Unfortunately I am unable to sign up but the rest of my family all have including my grandson who is only 11 (well he can't actually at the moment but he talked about it to us all). I believe you should have to opt out not opt in, it wouldn't take much to change the law but our politicians never do what is sensible.

Janet

[Katlover]

Mum is not the same as daughter and I know the feelings are so very different in that one does expect to lose a parent but never a child and not comparing them at all.

Liver, both kidneys and her heart all transplanted and it does help and is a positive out of something that is so sad, 4 people got new lives thanks to her, I still think about that and it is 11 years on

Kat

xxx

[MrsShimmy in reply to Katlover]

I know my friend found it very comforting that 3 people were able to continue living thanks to Leah (both kidneys and liver)

[Katlover in reply to MrsShimmy]

It does, nothing stops the pain or how much you miss them, it is difficult to explain how it helps but your friend is right, it just does

xxx

[MrsShimmy]

itv.com/thismorning/health/...

this is the clip, it features my frienand her family as well as Sophie who has benefitted froma double lung transplant. Tissues at the ready!

[caroleoctober]

As I have had cancer (twice), last one 15 years ago, they will not take my blood now but signed up for organ donation anyway because I don't know if it makes any difference to that!

Carole x

[Ozzygirl64]

I have not signed up as yet but it is something I would consider. But I have told my hubby if anything happens to me before I get to sign up then he has my permission to let them take anything that they may be able to use to save someone elses life xxxxx