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FACT Across the UK around 1000 people die every year waiting for a transplant ...
FACT One organ donor can help up to eight different people ...
FACT Organs and Tissues from people in their 80s can be transplanted successfully - there is no age limit ...
FACT Even if you already carry a donor card you may not be on the NHS Organ Donor Register ...
FACT In Scotland alone, nearly 800 people are waiting for a transplant ...
FACT Almost everyone is healthy enough to be a donor - even if you're in your 70s, 80s or older ...
FACT Three people needlessly die each day waiting for a transplant ...
FACT 1.4 million People in Scotland have singed up to the Organ Donor's register, which is around 29% of the total population ...
FACT Organs such as kidneys, heart, liver, lungs, pancreas and the small bowel can all be transplanted ...
FACT The first kidney transplant in the UK took place at The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in 1960 ...
FACT The Transplant Unit at the new Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh opened in 1995 ...
FACT On average 2 organs from every donor in Scotland are transplanted ...
FACT It is vital that your loved ones know your wishes ...
FACT Around 37% of Scots object to their relatives organs being donated, even though they have signed up to the organ donor's register ...
FACT Last year 210 people in Scotland received a life saving transplant ...
FACT 23% of living kidney donations in the UK were parent to child, while 27% were between siblings ...
FACT 87% of the Scottish population between the ages of 16-25 is already on the register ...
FACT Numbers of Scottish population on the register tail off around the age of 30 - particularly men ...
FACT You don't have to be in perfect health to become an organ donor - even people who are seriously ill can still join the register ...
FACT Tissues such as skin, bone, tendons, cartilage and heart valves can all be transplanted ...

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Organ Donation was never
discussed in our family It wasn't until it happened to us, and it was really life or death...

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The right thing to do
My daughter said she thought that her sister would want it, it was something they were aware of...

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It's almost miraculous how this can
work Anyone can do it and you're doing something great for your fellow man...

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My reward is to see how well Alex
is now Being given a second chance at life is a chance you don't really want to pass up...

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I saw my family for the first time
in 30 years I can do things now I couldn't do before. It's really something special...

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The gift of life is not to be
underestimated Communicate within your family. Raise the issue of Organ Donation...

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One organ donor can help seven or
eight people People who are very very sick, can have their lives completely changed around...

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