How to join the 'From the Heart' campaign and become an organ donor
ITV's 'From the Heart' campaign encourages the public to sign up to the organ donor register to help patients currently waiting for a donation. You can find out how to join the register by clicking here:
Why join the register? There are more people who have signed up than you might think.
In London and its surrounding regions, there are 4.3million people on the list but, they are always in need of more to increase the chances of helping the 2,000 patients waiting for a transplant.
Whilst great work is being done and live are being saved, there are still people dying. Last year from April to January, 864 patients got the organ they needed. Sadly it was not enough for some and over 60 people died whilst waiting.
Vincenzo Avanzato: The singing heart patient
Vincenzo has been transformed from a patient so sick he could not wash his face to a man who strides confidently with a gleam in his eye.
Heart transplant is a 'gift of life' to those in despair
Alex Smith was diagnosed with a heart problem but after receiving a transplant he feels he has been given the "greatest gift of life."
Facts and figures, myths and legends of organ donation
While 90% of people believe donating an organ is the right thing to do - only 30% are signed up to the organ donor register.