London - My life, My gift
There are currently 1604 people in London waiting for an organ transplant. Although 479 people in the capital received an organ transplant last year – the highest for several years – the same period saw 66 people die while waiting.
1.48 million Londoners have joined the NHS Organ Donor Register to date which represents 20% of the city’s total population.
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Some case studiesRecipients tell their stories - the gratitude towards their donor and the way in which the transplant has transformed their lives. Families talk of the difficult but ultimately rewarding decision to donate their loved ones' organs. And patients describe what it's like waiting for a transplant, knowing that their time may run out.
Virginia's storyPerfect blood test results, marriage to her partner and a new grandchild are three things that Virginia Wroe doubted she would get to see.
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Riminder's storyDouble kidney transplant recipient Riminder Dosanjh clung to life for nearly four years waiting for a transplant - with no kidneys in her body at all.
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Imogen's storyActress Imogen Millais-Scott says that meeting the father of her organ donor was more terrifying than any film or stage role.
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Daljit's storyDaljit Toor is a man in a hurry. Having spent three days every week for ten years on dialysis as he waited for a kidney transplant, he has made every effort to return to full fitness and to live life to the full.
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Gilly's storyCharity caseworker Gurpreet ('Gilly') Singh Mundy, from London, saved three lives and restored the sight of two others when he donated his organs after his death in March 2007.
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