Lachy Wallis was a hyperactive and cricket loving boy who was just eight years old but just weeks from dying. If he did not receive a liver transplant soon he would die. His own father was being tested as a live liver donor. Then the call came that a liver donor had been found and Lachy would be able to go into an operation almost immediately. The news was miraculous and within a few short weeks his life was saved. If you were given the chance to save a life such as the life of this innocent child wouldn’t you donate your organs?
Every year on average 740 lives are saved by organ and tissue donations. Their life stories are still being written instead of being cut short. I have come to persuade you today that everybody in this room must become an organ donor. The demand for organs significantly surpasses the number of donors everywhere in the world. There are more potential recipients on waiting lists than organ donors, and sadly on average every year 100 people lose their lives because they do not receive an organ or tissue. But there are also many lives that are saved every year thanks to selfless donations.
Many people have doubts about organ donation but don't let your religious views prevent you from doing what you know is right. Many Jewish people are putting aside their
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Organ and tissue donations save lives every year and Lachy Wallis' story is one of many.
And it is not only the recipients of the organs and tissues but it is also the donors of these precious gifts that have amazing stories to tell.
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