Daily Echo | Save a Life

Organ donors can save lives

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:36:00 +0000

IT IS never too late to become an organ donor regardless of your age and a group of Hampshire WI members is helping to spread that message by encouraging hundreds of people to join the register.

Over 60s Organ Donor Facts

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:34:00 +0000

There are currently 2,195 over 60s awaiting a transplant n More than 700 over 60s died in the last four years awaiting a transplant n A total of 2440 over 60s successfully received transplants in the last four years n In the last four years 514 over 60s helped others live after their death through organ donation n At least 223 over 60s helped others live whilst still alive through organ donation n The oldest cornea donor was 103 and the oldest cornea recipient was 104.

My son’s death helped save the lives of four people – now I need someone to save me

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:40:00 +0000

WHEN NEIL and Sharon Crouch made the decision to donate their 11-year-old son Ryan's organs after he was killed in a car crash they had no idea that less than one month later they would need another family to make the same decision for them.

The ultimate gift

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:34:00 +0000

LAST YEAR, almost 500 people died while waiting for a life-saving transplant. The Daily Echo is launching its Save a Life campaign in association with UK Transplant to get more people to sign up to the organ donor register.

Donor Facts

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:27:00 +0000

Find out more about the donor organ scheme