Leasha, To be an organ donor there are a few things that have to happen. You have to be on life support, and you must be brain dead. Not in a coma, but actually brain dead. I think they also have 3 independent doctors sign off to this fact. So it won't be a doctor who was looking after you, that is trying to harvest your organs for someone else if that makes sense?? There is a co-ordiantor at the hospital who makes sure that the process has met the legal requirements and that the donor family is being supported. They won't just talk the family in to giving organs and then leave you alone.

There is a donor co-ordinator, who is there for the donor's family and recipient. The person who received the donation, is given the opportunity to write a letter to the donors family. I think it is the co-ordinator who looks over the letter to make sure there is no personal information in there that can lead the donors family back to the recipient.

There is also a thanksgiving service every year for donor families and the people who received transplants. It's simply for everyone to come together and give thanks for the gift of life and to remember that someone else lost theirs..

Registering is a great start. But everyone needs to talk to their families about their wants, as they have the final say on the issue.