Did you know you can choose which organs and tissue you want to donate? If you choose to be a donor, you'll be given the choice when recording your decision on the NHS Organ Donor Register.

Find out more about your choices at organdonation.scot

The amazing story of cousins Fraser and Louise who received new hearts at Glasgow’s Golden Jubilee National Hospital ♥️ ♥️

The cousins speak of the gratitude they carry for the donors who saved their lives.

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Have you made your organ and tissue donation decision known? Leave no doubt by recording your decision on the NHS Organ Donor Register and sharing it with loved ones.

Find out why it matters at organdonationscotland.org

Living donation is a gift that transforms and saves lives 🎁

Hazel, 72, donated a kidney to son David, 33, in May last year when he was diagnosed with kidney failure. Now the family are celebrating the arrival of David's son this year.

Read their story: organdonation.scot/why-it-matters…

Specialist Nurse in Organ Donation Alison Mitchell explains what your organ and tissue donation decision means for you and your family.

Watch to learn more: youtu.be/JkA5fzyGzFA?si…

If people aged 16 or over in Scotland don’t make a donation decision, then it is assumed they agree to be a donor if they die in circumstances where donation is possible.

Whatever your choice, make your decision known to loved ones.

Learn more: organdonation.scot/about-donation

“I’m incredibly grateful to my donor and her family. I’m very lucky to have been given this chance, and I hope anyone in a similar position to what I was in will get the same chance”

Morgan received a life-saving heart transplant aged 18.

Read her story: organdonation.scot/why-it-matters…

“On dialysis your life is restrictive, almost like it’s on hold. My brother and my uncle gave me my life back.”

Ifrah Raza has had two kidney transplants thanks to her uncle Ijaz and brother Adeel.

Learn more about living donation: organdonation.scot/living-donation

#TheExceptionalGift

'I was suffering on dialysis and I watched a lot of other people struggle too.'

After nearly three years of dialysis, Seyda's life was transformed by a transplant made possible by her mum and a stranger.

Read her story here: organdonation.scot/news/seydas-st…

A big thank you to Calum and Ian who helped us launch our living donation campaign last week.

Calum donated a kidney to friend Ian in 2022 after tests showed they were a 100% match. You can watch them discuss their experience here: news.stv.tv/east-central/d…

#TheExceptionalGift

'Claire's given me a life I wouldn’t be able to have otherwise and I’m thankful every day.”

Helen, 67, received a kidney from niece Claire, 36, in 2018. Five years on, both women are happy and healthy.

Read their story here: organdonation.scot/why-it-matters…

#TheExceptionalGift

More than 1,900 people in Scotland have become living kidney donors since the first pioneering surgery in 1960, transforming the lives of people like Lynn, Assed, Stella and George.

Find out more about #TheExceptionalGift of living donation at livingdonation.scot

'I’m living my life exactly the same way, but I’ve been able to change the lives of three other people.”

Glasgow dad Paul McVeigh donated his kidney altruistically in 2023, sparking a chain of three transplants.

Read his story: independent.co.uk/news/uk/glasgo…

#TheExceptionalGift

Did you know that a healthy person can lead a completely normal life with one kidney? Since 1960, there have been over 1,900 kidney transplants from living donors in Scotland.

Find out more at livingdonation.scot

#TheExceptionalGift

Hazel, 72, donated a kidney to son David, 33, after he went into kidney failure in 2022. The family is now celebrating as David has become a dad and Hazel, a grandparent.
They've shared their story to highlight #TheExceptionalGift of living donation: organdonation.scot/why-it-matters…

Minister for Public Health Jenni Minto MSP today visited the Edinburgh Transplant Centre at Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh to meet with staff and those who have benefited from #TheExceptionalGift of living kidney donation, which plays a vital role in increasing transplantation rates in Scotland.

Did you know over 400 people in Scotland are currently waiting for a kidney transplant? Living kidney donation plays a vital role in increasing transplantation rates in Scotland.

Find out more about its life-changing impact at livingdonation.scot

#TheExceptionalGift

Father of two Calum received a kidney donated by friend Ian after tests showed the pair were a 100% match. Ian's donation has given Calum his life back.
Now the pair are sharing their story as we celebrate #TheExceptionalGift of living kidney donation: organdonation.scot/why-it-matters…

Every year, hundreds of lives are saved and improved with the help of donated organs such as hearts and kidneys, and donated tissue such as heart valves and tendons.
Learn more about the process here, and make your decision known: organdonation.scot/about-donation…

Intensive care consultant Dr Radha Sundaram shares her gratitude to her two cornea donors, whose donation restored her sight so that she could continue her career as an intensive care consultant and be a mum to her two boys.

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