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ORGAN DONATION

Organ donation is the gift of an organ to help someone who needs a transplant. The generosity of donors and their families enables about 2,700 people in the UK every year to take on a new lease of life. Thousands of people have their sight restored by donated corneas.



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Karen Leitch

Karen Leitch

   
  "To say to the person who gave you the kidney, thanks isn't good enough because they've given you a life"
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Billy Long

Billy Long

   
  "To be given this opportunity to have a second stab at life, it is great, it definitely is the gift of life"
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Kathy Cook

Kathy Cook

   
  "My kidney transplant - huge difference to my life"
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Graham Matthew

Graham Matthew

   
  "The difference has really been just amazing - so much more energy, people state I'm a different colour, just so much easier to spend time with the family and things"
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Deirdre Walsh

Organ Donation - Deirdre Walsh

   
  "I believe, when you die, this body is just a shell so why not let someone else use something you no longer have a use for?"
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Lesley Kelly

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  "It's very important that people know that there are over 7,000 people on the transplant waiting list"
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Hannah Murray

Organ Donation - Hannah Murphy

   
  "It certainly does help. It won't ever bring Johnny back and nobody expects it to, but five other people are living because of him"
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Chris Yeaman

Organ Donation - Chris Yeaman

   
  "I've had two transplants; my first in the year 2000 and my second one in June this year" 
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Colin Bayne

Colin Bayne

   
  "I was eventually dragged kicking and screaming to the doctor, who diagnosed me with kidney failure, which meant that I had to go on to dialysis."
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Helen Bayne

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  "he became so ill he had to go to the doctor and it was discovered that he had kidney failure"
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