120,000 join the donor register
120,000 people have signed up to the Organ Donor Register this week. ITV's From the Heart campaign has taken place during the week of Valentine's Day to raise awareness of organ donation.
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Half of population say organ donation is family decision
Half of the population believe the family should always have the final say on whether a relative's organs are donated, according to the latest poll conducted by ComRes for ITV News.
- 49% think the family should always have the final say on whether or not their relative's organs are donated.
- 38% disagree that the family should always have final say on the matter.
- 13% aren't sure.
- 47% think that after the death of a loved one, it should be assumed that organs will be donated, unless the family have an objection.
- Men are more likely than women to agree that the family should always have the final say: 52% versus 45%
ComRes surveyed 2,055 people in total.
New liver means new life for Craig
Craig Boden is loving life with his partner and two young daughters - after being told he would not live without a new liver. His story, told here by Tina Gelder, is being used to highlight ITV's From the Heart Campaign, which aims to attract organ donors.
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Read the full storyRally champ signs up as organ donor
Dumfries rally driver David Bogie has signed up as an organ donor following ITV's 'From the Heart' campaign.
The four times Scottish rally champion is backing the campaign, which is raising awareness of the organ donor register.
He said:
" I have always been keen to find out more about signing up as an organ donor, but I felt I never really had enough information.
"I have been watching the adverts for the ITV 'From the Heart' campaign on the television and decided to find out more from the website.
"I watched an interview with a man from Dumfries, who is desperately waiting on a donor, and knew then that I wanted to join.
"After a quick registration online, I'm now happy to say that I'm signed up as an organ donor.
"I would urge everyone to consider signing up, as it really can change somebody's life."
You can find more information on how to join, on the dedicated website here.
'I stare at the phone waiting for that call' about a donor
Since ITV launched its From The Heart campaign on Monday more than 20,000 people have signed up to the organ donation register.
Twenty-one-year-old Stacie Pridden needs a heart and lung transplant, she spoke to Daybreak about her condition.
Stacie was born with three holes in her heart, she suffers from blackouts as oxygen is unable to reach her brain.
She said some nights she stays up until three in the morning, waiting for that phone call to say a donor has been found.
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Life on the heart and lung transplant waiting list
Kathryn Graham needs a heart and lung transplant. She has been on the waiting list for over 500 days.
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Read the full storyEmmerdale stars show support for From the Heart
Daybreak's Dr Hilary Jones speaks to the cast of Emmerdale about their reasons for wanting to support ITV's From the Heart campaign:
From the Heart - a mother's story
When Toby Hart from Wigan died on holiday in Cornwall at the age of sixteen, his mother Sally had no hesitation in donating his organs.
She said it was the easiest decision she made - those organs from her son saved four lives.
In the first of a series on organ donation as part of ITV's From the Heart campaign, Mel Barham reports on a family's decision to donate.
You can get more information on the Organ Donor Register by clicking here.