North West - My life, My gift
There are currently 996 people in the North West waiting for an organ transplant. Although last year 335 people in this area received an organ transplant, the highest for several years – tragically during the same period 58 people died whilst waiting for a transplant.
1.4 million people in the North West have joined the NHS Organ Donor Register which represents 22% of the region’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.
Connor's storyBrave Connor Shaw is able to play with his school friends - after a life-saving heart transplant.
Windebank family's storyA faulty gene meant two of nurse Catherine Windebank's three children had to undergo cornea transplants within months of their birth - or face the prospect of a lifetime of blindness.
Paul's storyPaul Rigg says that getting his sight back, after a cornea transplant, was like waking up after a long sleep.
Rob's storyFormer dentist Rob Hodgkiss thought he was suffering from a chest infection when he went to his GP. His flu-like symptoms prompted urgent admission to a Newcastle hospital where, after a series of examinations, he was told he had cardiomyopathy.
