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0:00:08 > 0:00:13- Every year in Britain, thousands - of people wait for new organs.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16- It can be a long wait.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19- Time is short - for those on the list...
0:00:19 > 0:00:23- ..hoping a suitable organ - will become available.
0:00:25 > 0:00:31- For families and loved ones, - hope is all they have to hold on to.
0:00:32 > 0:00:37- This year in Wales, there has been - a change in the organ donation law.
0:00:38 > 0:00:43- Since December 1, if you haven't - opted out of the new system...
0:00:43 > 0:00:46- ..you give presumed consent...
0:00:46 > 0:00:50- ..and your organs - can be donated after you die.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54- It will give those on the waiting - list a second chance for life.
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0:01:16 > 0:01:17- Ian!
0:01:18 > 0:01:23- There's an open mic Thursday night - at the Palace Vaults, Caernarfon.
0:01:23 > 0:01:28- If anyone has an instrument, - a song, a poem, whatever...
0:01:28 > 0:01:32- ..they come up and do their stuff - in front of an audience.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34- Let's go!
0:01:35 > 0:01:39- Do you want to present it - or go straight in? Talk later!
0:01:42 > 0:01:43- I watch mostly.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47- But from time to time, I like to - bring out the guitar. I live nearby.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51- It depends who is here. - I'll ask if I can join in.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59- Four years ago, Ian Huw from - Caernarfon received a new heart.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03- # We're still here
0:02:05 > 0:02:07- # Hale and hearty #
0:02:07 > 0:02:11- For years, I couldn't do anything. - I couldn't go to play.
0:02:12 > 0:02:13- I was stuck at home.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17- The guitar has been a blessing.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22- But, I must admit, - my hands shook and I was very weak.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24- I couldn't play or do a lot.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27- I've built up slowly, over time.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32- I've begun to play more - in public for about a year.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34- I've grown in confidence.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37- # We're still here
0:02:39 > 0:02:41- # We're still here
0:02:43 > 0:02:44- # Hale and hearty #
0:02:45 > 0:02:46- APPLAUSE
0:02:46 > 0:02:47- Thanks!
0:02:52 > 0:02:56- You haven't come here recently, - with the bad weather.
0:02:56 > 0:02:57- No.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01- Ian hadn't felt 100% for some time. - He wasn't sure why.
0:03:01 > 0:03:06- But it was obvious to his daughter, - Leah, that something was wrong.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10- He couldn't do much - without feeling breathless.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12- He was weak. He couldn't walk.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16- After ten steps, he had - to stop to catch his breath.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- He used to like to leapfrog...
0:03:20 > 0:03:25- ..over posts in the street - in Caernarfon.
0:03:26 > 0:03:31- A few years ago, he tried doing it - but failed, and he was breathless.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35- That's when he began - to notice things weren't right.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38- I have two rows of potatoes.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- Nothing is growing in the third row.
0:03:42 > 0:03:43- I have two rows of leeks.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49- Ian went to the doctor and had - an echo scan and further tests.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54- I remember going - for the echo scan with a young chap.
0:03:55 > 0:03:56- I asked him for the result.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- He turned white and sat down.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03- He said, "I'm not qualified - to tell you this.
0:04:03 > 0:04:04- "But I'm shocked."
0:04:05 > 0:04:07- I wondered what he'd seen.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10- He was a technician, not a doctor.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12- I didn't think anything of it.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16- Then I heard - that I had this problem.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20- Ian's health had - deteriorated so much...
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- ..that a heart transplant - was the only solution.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28- I was under the care - of a consultant in Ysbyty Gwynedd.
0:04:28 > 0:04:34- He said, "I think you're ready - to be assessed for a transplant."
0:04:37 > 0:04:39- I thought, "This is quite serious."
0:04:40 > 0:04:42- You hear about these things.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46- I didn't know anyone - who'd had anything like that.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- He was very cool. - He was quite accepting.
0:04:49 > 0:04:54- If no heart came, he thought he'd - had a good life. He wasn't stressed.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59- He just carried on, saying, - whatever happened, he was content.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02- I think I had the same attitude too.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- I was on the list - for about six months.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10- Then, of course, there were - problems with the kidneys.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- They decided that - the kidneys were so bad...
0:05:13 > 0:05:17- ..there was no hope - for a transplant.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19- So I came off the list.
0:05:21 > 0:05:26- Seven thousand people wait - for organs every year in Britain.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- They're all on a waiting list.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31- When a new organ - becomes available...
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- ..people on the list are assessed.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38- The most suitable recipient - is given priority.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41- Patients want to go on the list.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46- We explain that they have to be - fit enough for surgery first.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48- They go through the process.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53- We refer them to surgeons to make - sure they're happy with them.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58- We don't want anything to happen to - patients. We must keep a balance.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03- Sometimes we have to take people - off the list, or suspend them.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07- They're on the list, - but suspended for a while.
0:06:07 > 0:06:13- Something has happened, they might - not be fit enough at that time.
0:06:13 > 0:06:18- We sometimes have to tell people - they wouldn't benefit from it.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21- Their health might - have deteriorated.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25- They might be worse - after a transplant.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28- We sometimes take people - off the list too.
0:06:33 > 0:06:38- Sharon Wynne from Llangefni has been - on the waiting list for 14 months.
0:06:39 > 0:06:40- She needs a new kidney.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45- I found out a year last March - when I went to the doctor.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48- They took my blood pressure...
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- ..and found out I had - 14% kidney function...
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- ..chronic kidney disease stage five.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- I had to have - a transplant or dialysis.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- I had a virus - that attacked my kidneys.
0:07:03 > 0:07:08- It stopped them working properly - and removed too much protein.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10- It puts strain on the kidney.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- Anyone can get it. - It's called the silent killer.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- There aren't many symptoms, - just feeling tired.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- I was working hard, - so I put it down to that.
0:07:22 > 0:07:23- I was really shocked.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28- I still don't believe - it's happening to me.
0:07:31 > 0:07:36- Sharon works in a gym in Bodffordd, - offering therapeutic massage.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- Since becoming ill, - work is a strain.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- It's hard, physical work, - but I love it.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- It's a vocation. I'd do it for free.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51- Before this happened, - I worked eight to ten hours a day.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55- I might do six to eight massages.
0:07:55 > 0:08:00- Now, I'm lucky if I can do one, - or two at most.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- It has a knock-on effect - on my confidence.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07- I work at Mark's place. - He's good to me.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12- I do "pay as you go." - If I'm well, he lets me use a room.
0:08:13 > 0:08:14- Use something else. Go for it.
0:08:14 > 0:08:15- Use something else. Go for it.- - Just a bit.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18- If it makes the job easier for you.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23- She used to be lively and full - of energy, always up for a laugh.
0:08:24 > 0:08:25- It's a pity.
0:08:25 > 0:08:30- There's a big difference - since she's been on dialysis.
0:08:32 > 0:08:37- When she's had dialysis, sometimes - she comes in, full of beans.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39- She's had strength somewhere.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43- When she hasn't had it - or is due to have it, she flags.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46- She has no strength.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50- Before, she used to have the - attitude, "Come on, bring it on!"
0:08:51 > 0:08:55- Now when she comes to work, - it's not there. She can't help it.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- She'll put on an act - that she's alright.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00- It's a pity, but it's not in her.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04- She tries, but we know her. - We're good friends.
0:09:05 > 0:09:10- Mark is one in a million. He offered - to take a test, to donate a kidney.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12- We've been good friends for years.
0:09:13 > 0:09:18- Yes, I put my name down, - that I'd be happy to be tested.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- She didn't believe me at first.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25- I said, "I'm not joking. - I have another. You can have one."
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- I'd have been happy to donate one.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31- She has to go through - all this waiting.
0:09:32 > 0:09:33- It's a strain on her body.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36- But Sharon is strong.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40- She'll stick in there - until she's better.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42- She'll keep going.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48- Life on the waiting list means - that disappointment is common.
0:09:49 > 0:09:54- We've had false alarms. He was - called, "There's a heart for you."
0:09:54 > 0:09:58- Actually, I had a phone call - once from Manchester Hospital.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- "There's a heart. - We can't reach your father."
0:10:02 > 0:10:06- His phone was off, or had no signal. - I said, "OK, I'll look for him."
0:10:07 > 0:10:09- I rushed off and took him there.
0:10:09 > 0:10:14- The first time, there was a problem, - an infection on the heart.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18- The second time, it wasn't - quite the right tissue type.
0:10:19 > 0:10:25- I had been prepared. I was - in the ward, my body was shaved.
0:10:25 > 0:10:26- I wasn't disappointed.
0:10:27 > 0:10:32- The main problem was I'd phoned - so many people from the ambulance.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34- I said, "It's happening today!"
0:10:34 > 0:10:39- I had to phone again on the way home - to say, "Sorry, it didn't happen."
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- I was called in three times - in six months.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51- Sharon has two daughters - and a grandson, Elis.
0:10:51 > 0:10:56- Hearing about her condition - was a big shock for the family.
0:10:57 > 0:11:02- It was a shock. Mam never cries. - We never see her upset.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04- It was difficult.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07- It's still difficult now.
0:11:08 > 0:11:13- Sioned and I often have meals - together. We both enjoy food.
0:11:13 > 0:11:18- She's gotten into gardening now, - because I like gardening.
0:11:18 > 0:11:19- We go round nurseries.
0:11:20 > 0:11:21- And I see Elis.
0:11:22 > 0:11:23- Wait!
0:11:24 > 0:11:25- LAUGHTER
0:11:26 > 0:11:27- Yeah!
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- It's great, being a grandmother.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34- You have a lot more - patience when you're older.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37- It's great, a totally - different kind of love.
0:11:39 > 0:11:40- Waah!
0:11:42 > 0:11:43- She tires more.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- She catches infections from anyone.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51- But she's tough.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53- She says, "No, I'm fine!"
0:11:53 > 0:11:58- I think she's disappointed - that she can't do a lot with him.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04- Things like taking him places - or going for a walk.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06- She's been getting tired.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12- Babysitting is fine, - but he's in bed.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15- She has missed out a lot.
0:12:16 > 0:12:17- Yes.
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0:12:33 > 0:12:37- For people like Ian Huw, - who has had a transplant...
0:12:37 > 0:12:41- ..regular hospital visits - are a part of life.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46- There's a warm feeling when - I come to hospital. I feel safe.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50- I have consultations - with different doctors...
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- ..seven or eight in Ysbyty Gwynedd.
0:12:53 > 0:12:58- Coming to hospital isn't a pain. - I'm happy to be here.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02- This is something - that generally happens.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04- Make yourself comfortable.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08- Whenever I arrive at a hospital, - although I feel calm...
0:13:09 > 0:13:12- ..my blood pressure shoots up, - for some reason.
0:13:13 > 0:13:18- As a result of the heart failure, - the kidneys are in a bit of a state.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21- On top of that, - I have kidney stones too.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25- From time to time, - I catch an infection.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- My immune system can't fight it.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33- I have to get rid of them. There - are two or three ways to do this.
0:13:34 > 0:13:39- Two aren't suitable, so they'll - probably go for the laser treatment.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43- I've come here today - to see if I'm strong enough.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- You're not on Thyroxine?
0:13:45 > 0:13:46- You're not on Thyroxine?- - No.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- It will stop me having infections.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54- My kidneys won't improve - because of the surgery.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57- But life will be better for me.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00- Keep still, please.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04- My kidneys were hit three times, - when I got the condition.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07- Other organs tend to go.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10- I take water tablets.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15- That accelerates - the kidneys' deterioration.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19- After the surgery, - the kidneys got a knock.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24- They've been injured in three ways - over time. This won't help.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29- Hopefully, this will get rid of the - stones and I won't get infections.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32- But there's always a small chance...
0:14:33 > 0:14:36- ..that the kidneys deteriorate - after the surgery.
0:14:36 > 0:14:37- It is a pain.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40- But I'm not overly worried about it.
0:14:42 > 0:14:47- While waiting for a new kidney, - Sharon needs hospital treatment.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- Her kidneys aren't - working at all now.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52- Where are you going tonight?
0:14:52 > 0:14:54- I'm going to Bangor by 5.45pm.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58- I'll have dialysis for four hours.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01- How often do you go?
0:15:01 > 0:15:05- Every Monday, Wednesday - and Friday evenings.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07- Since when have you been going?
0:15:07 > 0:15:09- Since when have you been going?- - Since April. About six months.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13- Why do you go in the evenings?
0:15:15 > 0:15:17- I go between six and ten.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21- After coming home, - I have a good night's sleep.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25- I used to go in the mornings - and came back by 1.00pm.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29- All I wanted to do - was sleep for four hours.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33- I'd wake up at 7.00pm - and couldn't sleep until 3.00am.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35- Then I was tired the next day.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37- Like this, I have the days.
0:15:38 > 0:15:39- It suits me better.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- How has it affected your life?
0:15:43 > 0:15:45- It's taken over my life.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48- I can't do anything during the week.
0:15:48 > 0:15:49- I have to go.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53- I go on Friday, then - I don't have to go until Monday.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57- I have the weekend. - I try to meet friends on Saturday.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01- How would it work, - if you wanted to go on holiday?
0:16:01 > 0:16:05- I hope to go next month - to Lanzarote with my daughter.
0:16:05 > 0:16:10- As long as there's a dialysis - centre where you're going...
0:16:10 > 0:16:12- ..you can go.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16- How do you feel about having it - in a different country?
0:16:16 > 0:16:19- I was nervous, - wondering what it would like.
0:16:19 > 0:16:25- But everyone says that dialysis - units abroad are more advanced.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27- I don't need to worry.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32- You'll be on dialysis - until you get a transplant.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35- Yes.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37- How do you feel about that?
0:16:37 > 0:16:40- I can't wait to get it done. - It's dragging a bit now.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- I want to have it. - I know I'll feel better.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- I'll be able to get back to normal, - go back to work.
0:16:47 > 0:16:52- I'd like it before Christmas, - so I can start the new year afresh.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00- Of the 30,000 people - who die in Wales every year...
0:17:00 > 0:17:03- ..only about 250 die - in circumstances...
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- ..when their organs can be donated.
0:17:06 > 0:17:11- There are two types, heart-beating - and non-heart-beating donors.
0:17:12 > 0:17:17- A heart-beating donor is in - intensive care, on a ventilator.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- There has been a diagnosis - of brain stem death.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24- Someone might come in - to Accident And Emergency...
0:17:24 > 0:17:30- ..and we might not be able to give - the person any more treatment.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33- If they die - in a certain timeframe...
0:17:33 > 0:17:37- ..their organs can be - considered as potential donors.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40- Of the 250 people - who could donate...
0:17:41 > 0:17:43- ..only about 70 have - agreed to do so.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45- So organs are very scarce.
0:17:45 > 0:17:50- At least 30 people die every year - in Wales on the waiting list.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56- One of the lucky ones - is Jackie Houston-Roberts...
0:17:56 > 0:18:00- ..a former nurse from Dinas, - near Caernarfon.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03- Jackie began dialysis - in May this year.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06- She was very worried - she'd face years of dialysis.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10- I had been a nurse, - so I knew what was ahead.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12- There was no way out of it.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16- It wouldn't get better - without a transplant, really.
0:18:17 > 0:18:22- I also knew how scarce - kidneys are for transplants.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27- I thought a transplant - was out of the question...
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- ..unless a family - member was compatible.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33- My sister offered, - but she wasn't compatible.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36- That didn't go any further.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- I just had to wait - and start dialysis.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- Obviously, that was upsetting.
0:18:45 > 0:18:46- I felt...
0:18:47 > 0:18:49- ..that was it.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53- After starting dialysis, - there's no way back.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56- It was just a matter - of accepting what happened.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59- For how long were you on dialysis?
0:18:59 > 0:19:03- I began the end of April, - on my birthday, for two weeks.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05- I was a bit downhearted.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08- But I felt I was luckier - than many people.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14- In a month, I got the kidney.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19- A policeman came here at 4.00am.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26- I thought something serious - had happened to a family member.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29- That's why I went to the window.
0:19:29 > 0:19:34- He told me to phone Liverpool and - that there was a potential kidney.
0:19:34 > 0:19:35- So I phoned.
0:19:35 > 0:19:40- They said they wanted me in - Liverpool and they'd send transport.
0:19:40 > 0:19:41- So off I went.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- What went through your mind - on the way there?
0:19:45 > 0:19:46- I felt...
0:19:49 > 0:19:51- ..quite irrationally...
0:19:52 > 0:19:57- ..that other people needed it - more than me, in a way.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02- I'd only waited six weeks.
0:20:03 > 0:20:08- It was only the next day I started - to think about what had happened.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11- I was quite emotional.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- It worked immediately.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19- My blood levels - came down straightaway.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24- It was like a miracle.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26- Yes.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32- But Sharon from Llangefni - is still waiting.
0:20:32 > 0:20:37- Most people wait between two - and three years for a transplant.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41- The hope for that phone call - is there all the time.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45- I panic if the phone goes off, - if the battery has gone.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50- You never know when you'll get - the phone call, day or night.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53- It'll give me a second - chance for life.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57- Life is on hold - since a year last March.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03- They take my blood out - with the blue tube.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- It goes through - the machine and the filter.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09- It comes back clean - through the other tube.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12- What do they filter out?
0:21:12 > 0:21:16- Potassium, phosphate, protein.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19- They poison the body.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21- It has to be clean.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24- A healthy kidney - would get rid of them.
0:21:24 > 0:21:25- Yes, naturally.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30- When you have dialysis, - you have no kidney function at all.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33- Basically, this keeps you alive.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35- You don't feel anything.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38- After an hour, I begin to tingle.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42- There's something new, - alien really, in your body.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45- We're used to dirty blood, in a way.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48- That's all it is. - It isn't uncomfortable at all.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52- I get cold, so I have a blanket, - slippers and a pillow.
0:21:53 > 0:21:54- I'll sleep in a bit.
0:21:54 > 0:21:55- I'll sleep in a bit.- - Why are you cold?
0:21:56 > 0:21:59- The blood coming - from the machine is cold.
0:21:59 > 0:22:00- Does it have to be cold?
0:22:00 > 0:22:01- Does it have to be cold?- - Yes.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05- I asked, but if they put - it up, it would clot.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07- You have to take it.
0:22:07 > 0:22:12- You have sweets and crisps. - You don't usually have them.
0:22:12 > 0:22:17- On dialysis, you can eat whatever - you like. It doesn't go in the body.
0:22:17 > 0:22:18- The machine cleans it.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23- Everyone eats crisps and sweets - here. You can eat anything.
0:22:23 > 0:22:24- That's one handy thing about it!
0:22:24 > 0:22:25- That's one handy thing about it!- - Yes.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28- I have a vodka bottle in my bag.
0:22:28 > 0:22:29- Not really!
0:22:33 > 0:22:37- Another reality for people - who have had a transplant...
0:22:37 > 0:22:42- ..is taking medication - to take care of the new organ.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45- I'd say I pop about 15 a day.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50- I take about six in the morning - and evening, and one mid-afternoon.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54- Keeping to the routine - is very important.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57- The tablets include steroids.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03- They have the potential - to make the bones brittle.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06- So I have to take medication...
0:23:06 > 0:23:09- ..as a preventative measure - for osteoporosis.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13- I have to keep clear of some fruit, - like grapefruit.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18- That works against one - of the anti-rejections, oddly.
0:23:19 > 0:23:24- Because of the immunosuppressants, - I mustn't get sunburnt.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- It would probably become cancerous.
0:23:27 > 0:23:32- As long as I keep on top of things - and take the medication regularly...
0:23:32 > 0:23:33- ..I'll be fine.
0:23:33 > 0:23:38- You have a very positive attitude. - You're not a natural worrier.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41- Yes, that's certainly true.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44- I don't know if I'm silly...
0:23:44 > 0:23:46- ..and burying my head in the sand.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51- I have taken care of myself. - I haven't been silly.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55- I haven't let my health - hold me back or let it worry me.
0:23:55 > 0:24:00- That attitude has certainly helped.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04- When are you going on holiday?
0:24:04 > 0:24:05- When are you going on holiday?- - Sunday.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08- This Sunday? Nice!
0:24:08 > 0:24:09- For how long?
0:24:09 > 0:24:11- For how long?- - A week.
0:24:12 > 0:24:17- Delyth Jones from Llanfairpwll - is also on dialysis.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21- Delyth became gravely ill - very suddenly.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24- She had no idea anything was wrong.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28- I crash-landed here last March.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30- One day, I was working.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34- The next, I was in an ambulance - going to Casualty.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38- What did they say - when you were diagnosed?
0:24:38 > 0:24:40- That I had to have dialysis.
0:24:40 > 0:24:46- They said I could get - some kidney function back...
0:24:46 > 0:24:49- ..or I'd be on dialysis for life...
0:24:49 > 0:24:55- ..until a possible transplant, - if my health permitted.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00- People associate it with old age.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04- Unfortunately, - it can happen to anyone.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07- Are you having a transplant?
0:25:07 > 0:25:09- Are you having a transplant?- - I hope so.
0:25:10 > 0:25:15- My sister had tests - in Heath Hospital, Cardiff.
0:25:16 > 0:25:22- I hope we'll move forward - in January.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25- Cross fingers.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29- I've carried a card since I was 14.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33- I didn't think I'd ever need it.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36- That's how it goes.
0:25:36 > 0:25:41- You don't know - when or who will need an organ.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46- Are people still reluctant - to talk about it?
0:25:46 > 0:25:47- Yes.
0:25:47 > 0:25:52- But at the end of the day, you - don't need organs when you're dead.
0:25:53 > 0:25:54- So...
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0:26:04 > 0:26:07- Let's play with the blocks.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11- Sharon from Llangefni - is on the kidney waiting list.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14- But a live donor is another option.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16- We only need one kidney.
0:26:17 > 0:26:22- The donor's kidney and blood must - be compatible with the recipient.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25- It's usually a member of the family.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30- To Sharon, a live donor's kidney - is a real possibility.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36- Her two daughters were tested - and they are compatible.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40- In the meantime, - she's still on the waiting list.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44- It's been a hard decision, - knowing what to do.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48- Wait for the phone call - from Liverpool...
0:26:48 > 0:26:52- ..or ask someone to be a live donor.
0:26:52 > 0:26:57- They were both insistent they - wanted to do it, fair play to them.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00- She didn't have to ask.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04- My sister and I were tested first.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09- Luckily, we were both a match.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14- It was hard to decide between us.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18- They said I had to choose. - I couldn't pick one.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20- How could I?
0:27:21 > 0:27:23- They're so similar.
0:27:24 > 0:27:30- Nia's BMI - is a little higher than Sioned's.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34- Sioned was chosen - because she'd recover the fastest.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37- She has a great kidney to give me.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40- If she donates a kidney...
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- ..her other kidney - is better than average.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47- It's a comfort to know - I'm not depriving her.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51- I've had scans on the two...
0:27:53 > 0:27:56- ..and all sorts of different tests.
0:27:56 > 0:28:02- They described my kidneys as being - as healthy as a six-year-old's.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07- It will be quite - an undertaking for Sioned.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11- But she's young, healthy - and not overly worried.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13- I've had a caesarean.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18- They'll go through - the caesarean scar.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21- It takes up - to twelve weeks to recover.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25- It will mean - a three day hospital stay.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28- I won't need to take any medication.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32- I was driving six weeks - after the caesarean.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35- I was fine.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38- Sometimes I think - I'd prefer a phone call.
0:28:38 > 0:28:42- Then I think - a live donor kidney would be better.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45- What else can I do?
0:28:45 > 0:28:49- I've psyched myself up so much - that I'm the donor.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52- I want to give it.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57- I know she would do it for me.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59- LAUGHTER
0:29:02 > 0:29:07- People ask me, - "Do you know what you're doing?"
0:29:07 > 0:29:12- I know they're thinking about me. - Perhaps they're scared.
0:29:12 > 0:29:17- I haven't had the chance - to be scared.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20- I'm quite strong, I think.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23- I get that from Mam!
0:29:27 > 0:29:31- Gareth Roberts lives in Llanrug, - near Caernarfon...
0:29:31 > 0:29:35- ..with his girlfriend Sara - and their son Wil.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39- Gareth had a kidney transplant - when he was two.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43- I couldn't pass water - when I was born.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47- By the time - the problem was discovered...
0:29:47 > 0:29:51- ..both kidneys were beyond repair.
0:29:51 > 0:29:56- I was six weeks old - when they discovered the problem.
0:29:56 > 0:30:01- Within the first year, - they knew I'd need a transplant.
0:30:04 > 0:30:09- I can imagine it was a worrying time - for my parents.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15- From what my parents say, - I was lifeless.
0:30:15 > 0:30:19- They could put me - in a room for hours...
0:30:20 > 0:30:23- ..and I wouldn't move - or make a noise.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25- Do you want a drink?
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- I was on the waiting list - for three weeks.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35- The call came in the early hours, - to say a kidney was available.
0:30:36 > 0:30:41- We travelled overnight to Manchester - for the operation.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46- It's been a part of my life.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50- I've grown up knowing - that every six weeks...
0:30:50 > 0:30:53- ..through junior and secondary - school...
0:30:54 > 0:30:59- ..I'd have to go to Alder Hey - for a check-up.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03- It's always been a part of my life.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09- That was a bit of a wobble.
0:31:11 > 0:31:12- That one?
0:31:12 > 0:31:17- I can't remember being ill, - to know what it's like to be better.
0:31:17 > 0:31:23- I had the kidney and I've lived life - to the full.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27- My immune system is weaker.
0:31:29 > 0:31:34- It takes longer for me to recover - from a cold or sore throat.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38- In general, my health is excellent.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44- It wasn't so easy for Ian Huw...
0:31:44 > 0:31:48- ..to recover after - his heart transplant.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51- He was under medical supervision - for two years...
0:31:52 > 0:31:55- ..and put in an induced coma - for his body to recover.
0:31:57 > 0:32:02- He was in the coma for so many days, - his body forgot what to do.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04- He had to learn to walk again.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08- When they were bringing him round, - they sat him in a chair.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13- He couldn't even hold his head up.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17- He looked like an old man, - not well at all.
0:32:17 > 0:32:23- He had intensive daily physiotherapy - because his muscles had wasted away.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27- What worried him the most - was not playing the guitar.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30- He exercised his fingers.
0:32:30 > 0:32:36- That was his priority, to make - sure he could play the guitar.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39- That was more important - than walking!
0:32:40 > 0:32:43- The first two years - are the most difficult.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45- Anything can happen.
0:32:46 > 0:32:51- I had about six rejections - in the first year.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54- His body rejected the new heart.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57- It was a foreign body.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00- He had to take immunosuppressants...
0:33:00 > 0:33:04- ..so his immune system - didn't attack the new heart.
0:33:05 > 0:33:10- The word "rejection" - isn't as serious as it sounds.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14- I've seen images, or a video...
0:33:14 > 0:33:19- ..of an old heart next to - a new heart on a monitor.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23- The old heart pumps like this.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25- The new one is much stronger.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29- That's the difference.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32- That isn't going to stop.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35- The arteries are clean.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39- That's not how rejection works.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41- I didn't feel a thing.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46- Kathy Rumbelow works - in Glangwili Hospital, Carmarthen.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50- She's a specialist nurse - in organ donation.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53- She stays - with the bereaved family...
0:33:53 > 0:33:55- ..to discuss organ donation...
0:33:56 > 0:34:00- ..and whether to donate or not.
0:34:01 > 0:34:06- She works with the grief-stricken - family at a difficult time.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11- It makes no difference - if it's a child or adult.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14- The family is grieving...
0:34:15 > 0:34:18- ..about the loss of - a child, mother, father...
0:34:19 > 0:34:21- ..sister, brother, husband or wife.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24- As a specialist nurse...
0:34:25 > 0:34:27- ..we use everything we've learnt...
0:34:27 > 0:34:32- ..to make sure that every - family is treated the same...
0:34:32 > 0:34:34- ..whatever the circumstances.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40- Most of the families - decide to go ahead...
0:34:40 > 0:34:43- ..especially if it was - the deceased's wishes.
0:34:44 > 0:34:49- About a week after - the transplant has taken place...
0:34:49 > 0:34:53- ..we write to the family.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55- We provide information...
0:34:56 > 0:35:01- ..such as the sex and age - of the organ donor.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04- The families take comfort - from the letter.
0:35:04 > 0:35:10- It helps them through - the period of mourning.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14- Once the transplant - has taken place...
0:35:14 > 0:35:20- ..the patient can choose - to find out who the donor was.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24- I'd have to make a formal request - for information about the donor.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29- I'd discuss it - with a nurse or doctor.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31- I've chosen not to know.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34- I can find out the age...
0:35:35 > 0:35:38- ..sex and height of the donor...
0:35:38 > 0:35:41- ..and how the person died.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43- I can find out that much.
0:35:43 > 0:35:48- I can send a letter of thanks - to the department in Manchester.
0:35:48 > 0:35:54- If the donor's family decides - to find out, they can.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57- But they can't find out who we are.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03- I'd want to know.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05- He's chosen not to.
0:36:06 > 0:36:10- He's had a new life - at someone else's expense.
0:36:12 > 0:36:17- I can't imagine where it came from, - or what the circumstances were.
0:36:17 > 0:36:22- Perhaps there's an element of guilt. - He's alive when someone died.
0:36:25 > 0:36:26- Somehow...
0:36:27 > 0:36:32- ..I don't want to dwell about - what the family went through.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36- What might they think about me?
0:36:36 > 0:36:39- I couldn't find the words...
0:36:40 > 0:36:45- ..to express how grateful I am.
0:36:46 > 0:36:51- It's been easier for me - to forget about it.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54- It's not something I'm proud of.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58- That's how I've chosen to play it.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04- Jackie received her kidney - five months ago.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07- She wanted to know - who the donor was...
0:37:07 > 0:37:11- ..and to write to thank the family - for the gift she'd received.
0:37:12 > 0:37:17- It's hard to believe someone else's - kidney is keeping me alive.
0:37:17 > 0:37:22- I wanted to know about the donor.
0:37:22 > 0:37:27- I couldn't find out much. I know - he was a man the same age as me.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29- He was married.
0:37:30 > 0:37:36- I wanted to write - as soon as possible.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40- I was advised to leave - it for a few months...
0:37:40 > 0:37:45- ..until I'd recovered - from the operation.
0:37:45 > 0:37:50- It's hard to just say thank you. - It's not enough, really.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53- There's a lot I want to say.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58- I want to be concise, - and not to be overemotional.
0:37:58 > 0:38:03- I want them to understand - how grateful I am...
0:38:04 > 0:38:09- ..and to know - they've done something very special.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12- I want them to know...
0:38:14 > 0:38:17- ..that I'll look after it...
0:38:18 > 0:38:22- ..and we could grow old together.
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0:38:37 > 0:38:41- When an organ - is transplanted to a new body...
0:38:41 > 0:38:44- ..the recipient faces - an uncertain future.
0:38:44 > 0:38:50- A foreign organ won't do as well - as the original, healthy organ.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55- The recipient lives - with the knowledge...
0:38:55 > 0:38:59- ..that the new organ - could fail at any minute.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03- Life expectancy - for a man is 75 or 76.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08- I had my organ when I was 53.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12- They say to give it ten years.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15- But I know - people who have had 20 years.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18- That'll take me up to 70.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22- And of course, - from December onwards...
0:39:22 > 0:39:28- ..I might get offered the chance - of a further twenty years.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33- People ask me - if his character has changed...
0:39:34 > 0:39:37- ..whether he has - the donor's features.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39- He hasn't changed.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42- No!
0:39:43 > 0:39:47- It's strange to think - he has someone else's heart.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50- From - a psychological perspective...
0:39:50 > 0:39:55- ..I was surprised there - was no-one to talk to about it.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58- It could have - a big effect on the person.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01- I don't think it's affected him.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05- It could, to think - he has another person's heart.
0:40:05 > 0:40:10- We associate - the heart with emotions...
0:40:10 > 0:40:12- ..unlike the liver.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16- It must be very strange...
0:40:16 > 0:40:22- ..to think - it's someone else's heart.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29- Gareth had a kidney transplant - as a baby...
0:40:30 > 0:40:33- ..enabling him - to enjoy family life today.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36- It's great to have a little boy...
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- ..however healthy you are.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43- I was worried - when we knew Wil was coming...
0:40:44 > 0:40:48- ..whether he'd have - the same problem as me.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50- Could it be passed down?
0:40:50 > 0:40:53- Thank goodness, it wasn't.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57- And now I have an 18-month-old boy.
0:40:58 > 0:41:03- On average, - a new kidney lasts six years.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07- Gareth's kidney has worked well - for 27 years.
0:41:07 > 0:41:13- It could fail tomorrow, next year - or six years down the line.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18- As far as I'm concerned, - it's done so well.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21- I'm still taking tablets.
0:41:22 > 0:41:27- I go for check-ups to Ysbyty - Gwynedd every three or four months.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33- It's part of my life to do that.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37- It could happen at any time.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40- There's nothing I can do - to prevent that.
0:41:41 > 0:41:46- If I keep taking the tablets, - there's a chance it won't happen.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53- Ian was lucky enough - to have a new heart.
0:41:54 > 0:41:59- But his other organs have suffered - while he waited for the transplant.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02- He's worried about his kidneys...
0:42:02 > 0:42:07- ..and what could happen - if they deteriorate further.
0:42:08 > 0:42:13- I've come to see Mr Jibani, - the kidney specialist.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16- I see him every three months.
0:42:16 > 0:42:20- He's more than happy - with the way things are.
0:42:20 > 0:42:25- He'll check the blood results - to find out where I stand.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28- What is he looking for?
0:42:28 > 0:42:30- Creatinine levels.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34- It's a kidney function reading.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39- A healthy person - would have levels below 100...
0:42:39 > 0:42:41- ..about 90.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45- I'm on 180, which is too high.
0:42:45 > 0:42:50- But it's stayed round 180 - for two to three years.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52- We're happy with that.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54- How are you?
0:42:54 > 0:42:56- How are you?- - Very well.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00- No problems. - Nothing untoward going on.
0:43:01 > 0:43:05- Let me show you what your - last kidney test looked like...
0:43:05 > 0:43:08- ..if it's any different from before.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11- Creatinine was 193. - It's gone down slightly.
0:43:12 > 0:43:13- 193?
0:43:13 > 0:43:15- 193?- - It's gone up slightly.
0:43:16 > 0:43:20- I thought I was round the 180.
0:43:20 > 0:43:24- 180 and 190 - is really exactly the same.
0:43:24 > 0:43:29- For example, if I do a blood test, - the same sample, twice...
0:43:29 > 0:43:33- ..you get 5% difference - in the same analysis.
0:43:33 > 0:43:35- I wouldn't worry about it.
0:43:35 > 0:43:39- If we find a trend, - going up steady every week...
0:43:39 > 0:43:42- ..then we'd start to worry.
0:43:42 > 0:43:44- I'm happy with the way it is.
0:43:44 > 0:43:48- Looking back, Ian, you can see that - in 2013, it was 195.
0:43:48 > 0:43:51- It does have that difference, - up and down.
0:43:52 > 0:43:55- But the overall trend - is very stable.
0:43:55 > 0:44:00- As long as your kidney function - seems stable, I'm happy.
0:44:00 > 0:44:05- Would there be a possibility - of my having a kidney transplant?
0:44:05 > 0:44:06- Yes.
0:44:07 > 0:44:10- I had a patient - who had a liver transplant...
0:44:10 > 0:44:13- ..and had exactly - the same story that you have...
0:44:13 > 0:44:16- ..the degree of damage - to the kidneys.
0:44:16 > 0:44:20- We ended up giving him - a kidney transplant.
0:44:21 > 0:44:24- I don't think you're anywhere - near that, by the way.
0:44:25 > 0:44:30- My job is to make sure - that you are monitored just in case.
0:44:31 > 0:44:33- That's nice to hear.
0:44:33 > 0:44:35- That's nice to hear.- - So far, all looking good.
0:44:36 > 0:44:37- Cheerio!
0:44:40 > 0:44:41- Thanks.
0:44:41 > 0:44:43- That went well.
0:44:44 > 0:44:49- Yes. I'm very pleased - about the blood reading.
0:44:51 > 0:44:56- I could tell from his expression - that he wasn't worried about me.
0:44:56 > 0:44:58- That was nice. It was a good chat.
0:44:59 > 0:45:04- You asked whether you'd be a - candidate for another transplant.
0:45:04 > 0:45:05- Did his reaction surprise you?
0:45:05 > 0:45:10- Did his reaction surprise you?- - The answer was great.
0:45:10 > 0:45:16- It was as if he was saying, - "Yes, of course. Why do you ask?"
0:45:16 > 0:45:19- Since I've had the transplant...
0:45:20 > 0:45:22- ..being under medical supervision...
0:45:23 > 0:45:26- ..in Wythenshawe Hospital, - Manchester...
0:45:27 > 0:45:31- ..or Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor - is the norm for me.
0:45:33 > 0:45:37- I'm glad we live in an age - where it's possible.
0:45:38 > 0:45:41- My kidneys are doing well.
0:45:41 > 0:45:43- I don't need dialysis.
0:45:43 > 0:45:48- There will be a time - when I'll need dialysis.
0:45:48 > 0:45:52- That's when they'll decide - whether to put me back on a list.
0:45:52 > 0:45:58- The new legislation will do me, - and people like me, a big favour.
0:45:59 > 0:46:03- It's hoped that presumed consent...
0:46:03 > 0:46:07- ..will result in more organs - for transplants.
0:46:08 > 0:46:10- Talking about it is vital...
0:46:10 > 0:46:15- ..to ensure families are aware - of their loved one's wishes.
0:46:17 > 0:46:21- We hope the new law means - people will talk about it.
0:46:21 > 0:46:24- Presumed consent - has been introduced.
0:46:24 > 0:46:29- It needs to be discussed - and decisions made.
0:46:29 > 0:46:34- If something happens, and the family - is asked about organ donation...
0:46:35 > 0:46:40- ..if the family is against it, - or don't know the person's wishes...
0:46:40 > 0:46:43- ..they can say no - and nothing will happen.
0:46:43 > 0:46:47- I've encouraged people - to donate organs...
0:46:47 > 0:46:52- ..ever since I understood - what organ donation is.
0:46:53 > 0:46:58- It was life-changing to me - when I was a baby.
0:46:59 > 0:47:03- It's life-changing for anyone, - regardless of age.
0:47:03 > 0:47:06- I was on the donor register...
0:47:07 > 0:47:09- ..before I knew I was ill.
0:47:10 > 0:47:13- I didn't know - what the future held for me.
0:47:14 > 0:47:17- I wish people - wouldn't be frightened...
0:47:17 > 0:47:21- ..and that they discussed it more.
0:47:22 > 0:47:27- They should realize - how big a gift it is.
0:47:27 > 0:47:31- It's the gift of life, literally.
0:47:31 > 0:47:35- It opens the floodgates - for people like me.
0:47:35 > 0:47:38- It's such an incredible gift - to give.
0:47:39 > 0:47:43- Your child, grandchild or niece - might need an organ.
0:47:43 > 0:47:44- You never know.
0:47:45 > 0:47:48- If you're happy to accept one, - you have to give.
0:47:49 > 0:47:53- I don't understand - the argument against it.
0:47:54 > 0:47:57- It's sad that someone has died.
0:47:57 > 0:48:00- But if some good can come of it...
0:48:00 > 0:48:05- ..and giving someone - the gift of life, why not do it?
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