I've been a regular reader for some time now, but I've never posted before, but this post really struck a chord with me. It's 5 years today since my dear dad passed away. It was very sudden, a brain haemorrage at the age of 66. All the family knew that he'd always carried a donor so when the hospital asked if his organs could be used we had no hesitation in saying yes. We received a letter about a month later saying that 2 men (about his age) had received a kidney each, both transplants had been sucessfull and they were no longer on daily dialysis. Then about a year later we got another letter telling us that his corneas had been used to restore the slight of a 21 year man. I can't tell you what a good feeling it is to know firstly that we followed his wishes, and secondly that he made a big difference to the lives of 3 men, and their families too. It may be a difficult decision at a difficult time, but for our family it has been a real comfort.