THERE is an urgent need for more organ donors.
In Notts, more than 150 people are waiting for new organs.
Each case is a heart-rending story of a person and their family clinging to the hope that they will survive.
When one reads these stories, it is always a surprise that more people do not come forward and put themselves on the register.
Each of us has the potential to save many lives. Rick Phillips, whom we feature today, donated organs to several people when he died nine years ago. In a cruel twist of fate, his own daughter may now need a new liver to survive. If any family deserves help, then surely it is this one.
But there is encouragement in the response to Nottingham University Hospitals Be A Hero campaign.
The campaign, supported by the Post, asked local people to sign up to the organ donor register.
So far this year 10,000 people have done just that. It is a dramatic improvement on what went before and goes to show that if people are given the right information and asked directly to help, then they will respond.
Clearly, the more people on the register, the better the prospects for those on waiting lists. More donors are still needed. If you are not on the register, please sign up.