Leena

Leena talks about she wanted to donate, but how in her community this decision isn’t hers to make.

I learnt about organ donation from the news when the new opt-out legislation was being introduced. I looked a bit more into organ donation and felt like this was something that I would want to do if I were to die and be able to donate my organs.

I was also really shocked of how affected people from my community are.

It is our people that are dying.

This is the message that needs to be out there.

But we need to be less divided as a community.

We have a responsibility to share the truth and combat against harmful misinformation.

For many patients in need of a transplant the best match will come from a donor from the same ethnic background. Black and Asian people have to wait on average a year longer than white people for a kidney transplant.