Organ Donation in the News

After last week’s “presumed consent” comes this article in the Guardian:
£11m scheme will boost organ donors by 50%, says taskforce
This is a theme that raises strong opinions and we think all the publicity will make a difference. Whatever your view, the truth of the matter is that 400 people in the UK a year die [...]

Radio P4 Jämtland, Sweden

I had a request played on the Swedish local radio station P4 Radio Jämtland today.
Radio Jämtland is the local radio station based in my hometown in Sweden.
This is a translation of what I wrote with the original Swedish below.

You can hear the broadcast for yourself for 30 days.

“I would like to take the opportubity [...]

New take on organ donor cards in the UK?

News in the UK’s Guardian newspaper and its sister The Observer of a government rethink of organ donor cards in the UK. At the time of writing, carrying an organ donor card is optional and you have to opt in to be an organ donor if you should die. The British government is now putting [...]

Transplants in Mind

As you may have noticed from the front page, we have now linked up to Transplants in Mind as our chosen charity. Before you do anything else, please donate online on our Antarctic Odyssey fundraising page. Thank you!
It’s difficult to choose a charity, but we chose Transplants in mind because it most closely matches our [...]