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The Live Life Then Give Life Campaign aims to raise awareness of the chronic lack of organ donors in the UK. There are 8000 people in the UK waiting for an organ transplant right now, and last year nearly 500 people died after their time simply ran out.
In March 2005, Emily was listed for a double lung transplant after being told she had just 12 months to live. Statistics were not on Emily's side and she knew there was a 50% chance she could die before finding a donor in time. Emily clung onto life by her fingernails, beat the doctors predictions and after 22 long months she finally received the call she had been waiting for.
Sadly 50% of those in Emily's situation will die before they ever receive a transplant due to the desperate shortage of registered organ donors in the UK.
Determined to fight these statistics, Emily and her close friend Emma teamed up and together launched the Live Life Then Give Life campaign in March 2006.
Organ donation affects everyone. You are more likely to need a transplant than to ever be able to donate an organ.
Emily and Emma have designed two eye-catching T-shirts to encourage people to think and talk about their wishes. By buying and wearing one of these T-shirts, you will be raising money for the charity 'Transplants in Mind', as well as sending out the message that you want to give the Gift Of Life.
Support organ donation? Tell the world I'd give you one...
Please visit www.livelifethengivelife.co.uk to find out more. Emily is now living the dream but many others will not get the chance due to the chronic lack of donors..
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Raising Awareness About Organ Donation
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Help raise awareness for organ donation! Click here to get the codes used on this page!On Saturday 7th July 2007 the Live Life Then Give Life team trekked up to Birmingham to make the world's biggest loveheart! We had a great day, raising loads of awareness as we went. If you have any ideas or would like to help us on our next event, please just message us to see how you can help!
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My Interests

Support organ donation? Want to do something to help?

1. Sign the organ donor register - you can do it right now online! UK Transplant

2. Tell your next of kin. Ensuring they know your wishes could help bring comfort to them should the time ever arise.

3. Help us encourage others to think and talk about the subject. Check out our website - Wear the T-shirt, raise awareness, save lives.

I'd like to meet:

Support organ donation? ....................... Make sure you join the National Donor Register ....................... Buy a campaign T-Shirt! ....................... Please discuss your wishes with your family... ....................... Live Life Then Give Life!

I'd Give You One... Live Life Then Give Life! http://Livelifethengivelife.bebo.com/

Music:

Did you know?

Alice Martineau, (the artist playing at the moment) died waiting for a heart lung and liver transplant. For more information on Alice and her music please visit her space by clicking here!

Television:

For more info and discussions check out our group!

Click here to see our latest blogs!

Heroes:

Organ donors. Families that consent to organ donation after a loved one's death. And of course Emily's donor and donor family.Give the gift of life.
Join the NHS Organ Donor Register.
http://www.uktransplant.org.uk

Right now more than 8,000 people in the UK need an organ transplant that could save their life. But each year around 400 people die while waiting for a transplant.
If you want to help someone live after your death, sign up to the register now. Click to find out more.

My Blog

Oli got his transplant!!!

Back in January we were delighted to welcome Oli into the management team at Live Life Then Give Life. For those of you who don't know Oli, he is the inspiration behind Bill Bryson's 'My Friend O...
Posted by Live Life Then Give Life on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 05:22:00 PST

Wedding pics and a Lord mayors parade

For anyone who wants a nosey at more photos of my big day.... Click here! It has sound too, I'm cheesy like that As mentioned in the last blog, last Saturday I attended the Lord Mayors ...
Posted by Live Life Then Give Life on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 02:55:00 PST

Exciting news from Emily!

Well helloooo lovely Myspacers Hope everyone is well and happy....Sorry about the major delay in updates here but I had a pretty big event.... On 3rd November I had the day I had always dreamt of and...
Posted by Live Life Then Give Life on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 11:13:00 PST

Cheery News

Emily and I had the most amazing time hosting the Simone Cowland Trustdinner and dance at the Dorchester on Saturday night!! We were treated like princesses and even given our own personal make-up art...
Posted by Live Life Then Give Life on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:31:00 PST

We haven’t forgotten you!

To all our lovely myspace friends Just to say that we haven't forgotten you but we have been so busy recently it's hard to keep track of what we've updated and what we haven't! LLTGL is going from str...
Posted by Live Life Then Give Life on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:30:00 PST

Down but not defeated

It has been a hard week. It is dreadfully difficult for anyone to lose a friend but for myself and Emma it also brings a crushing feeling of failing in our aim to get Robyn that transplant. We know th...
Posted by Live Life Then Give Life on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:51:00 PST

Robyn.

For every piece of good news we recieve that one of our friends has received their long awaited transplant, sadly there is often a tragedy which reminds us just why we keep campaigning. Robyn Tainty, ...
Posted by Live Life Then Give Life on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:48:00 PST

Superman

Is there nothing stopping this man!? Peter is doing AMAZINGLY well. He is now on the main transplant walk, has been walking, eating and everything! He has a very long way to go still but so far he is ...
Posted by Live Life Then Give Life on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:19:00 PST

A week after Peter’s call....

...and he has already left the intensive care unit! This man truly is Superman!! Obviously we all know that the road can be very rocky no matter how far down it you get, but so far he is showing...
Posted by Live Life Then Give Life on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 03:05:00 PST

Peter got called!!!!!

As the title says really! He got a call last Thursday but sadly it turned out to be a false alarm. Then last night the phone went again... and this was the update on Sarah's blog: Its going ahead!! ...
Posted by Live Life Then Give Life on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:52:00 PST