HOME PAGE MY STORY LIFE AFTER A TRANSPLANT ABOUT CARDIOMYOPATHY TRANSPLANT MILESTONES
14 Reasons to join the organ donor register
1) You could help save someone’s life. Last year nearly 2,800 people in the UK were given a second chance in life thanks to the courage and generosity of donors and their families, while a further 2,505 people had their sight restored by the gift of a stranger through a cornea transplant.
2) A donor can help save the life of more than just one person. You can choose to donate your heart, lungs, two kidneys, pancreas, liver and small bowel and restore the sight of two people by donating your corneas.
3) Thousands of people desperately need a transplant. There are currently more than 8,000 people in the UK who need an organ transplant yet fewer than 3,000 are carried out each year.
4) Hundreds die waiting for a transplant. Last year nearly 500 in the UK people died before getting that second chance a transplant could have given them
5) You’ll be in good company. Celebrities like football legend Alan Hansen, Olympic gold medallist Sally Gunnell and TV presenter Gaby Logan are just some of the growing list of stars who have joined the NHS Organ Donor Register and urged more people to do the same.
6) You’ll bring hope to the thousands of people who desperately need a transplant to dramatically improve or save their life.
7) You’ll relieve your loved ones of the burden of having to make a decision about organ donation on your behalf. They will still be asked to confirm it was your wish, so make sure you talk about it with your family.
8) You’re more likely to need a transplant than become an organ donor.
9) Joining the NHS Organ Donor Register is the best way of making your wishes about organ donation clear and heard.
10) A transplant is one of the best ways of treating conditions such as kidney and liver failure.
11) Since the first major organ transplant more than 50 years ago, tens of thousands of people have benefited from a transplant and will continue to do so thanks to the generosity of people joining the NHS Organ Donor Register.
12) As more people are diagnosed with conditions such as diabetes the number of people needing a transplant is expected to rise over the coming years
13) You’ll be part of one of the biggest clubs in Britain along with 14,875,939 people – 24% of the population of the UK who have already pledged the gift of life.
14) There’s no better New Year’s Resolution than pledging to help others.
You can find about more the NHS Organ Donor Register and join by contacting the Organ Donor Line on
0845 60 60 400 or visiting www.uktransplant.org.uk.