00:00A woman from Warrington is supporting a new NHS campaign, encouraging more people to record their organ donation decision after
00:09family consent rates continued falling across the United Kingdom, even as a record number of patients wait for life-saving
00:17transplants.
00:18Last year, 74 people in the North West died awaiting a transplant.
00:23Sue Walker said she never hesitated when specialist nurses raised organ donation after her husband John died suddenly following a
00:30pulmonary embolism.
00:32He joined the organ donation register and they'd spoken about his wishes throughout their entire 18 years together.
00:39She said John was a loving family man who generously defined his life making donation his final gift.
00:46His liver and kidneys saved three men.
00:49Sue believes discussing donation beforehand removed uncertainty and allowed the family to honour exactly what John wanted.
00:58NHS Blood and Transplant says that certainty matters.
01:02Almost 90% of families support donation when they already know their loved one's recorded wishes.
01:08The charity hopes registrations will reach 30 million by the start of 2027.
01:14Hundreds of people across the North West are still waiting for life-saving transplants.
01:19The NHS says recording your decision and talking openly with your family could help ensure more potential donations become life
01:28-saving transplants.
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