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Posted: 11 July 2006 at 7:55pm | IP Logged

I was watching GMTV this morning, and they were going on about national transplant week, and urging people to become organ donors.

I have been a registered organ donor since i was 16, it was always something i felt strongly about, all my family know this.

I was just interested to see what evryones views are on organ donation.  Apparently you are more likely to need a transplant than become a donor. Almost 8,000 people in the UK are currently waiting for a transplant. Last year over 400 people died while waiting for one..

Posted: 11 July 2006 at 8:03pm | IP Logged

I watched 'who gets the heart' on channel 4 the last few weeks

it was about the people on the waiting list for a heart transplant & really tugged on the heartstrings especially cause 1 of the girls was my age

Im not registered as an organ donor but would definately want mine donated cause id hate for any1 around me 2 b in that situation

Posted: 11 July 2006 at 8:23pm | IP Logged

me and hubby dont carry a card but are on the register. we both feel that we would like to help others and seeing all these programmes lately really pulls at the old heart strings

Posted: 11 July 2006 at 9:41pm | IP Logged

I'm registered on the register and I carry a card. Its something that I feel very strongly that I would want to do if I was able.

Its like blood donations. At the moment, I can't give blood because of the medication I'm on, but DH does and I will when I'm clear. Having been in a position where I very nearly needed a transplant, I think its very important for me to do my bit.