120,000 join the donor register
120,000 people have signed up to the Organ Donor Register this week. ITV's From the Heart campaign has taken place during the week of Valentine's Day to raise awareness of organ donation.
'I stare at the phone waiting for that call' about a donor
Since ITV launched its From The Heart campaign on Monday more than 20,000 people have signed up to the organ donation register.
Twenty-one-year-old Stacie Pridden needs a heart and lung transplant, she spoke to Daybreak about her condition.
Stacie was born with three holes in her heart, she suffers from blackouts as oxygen is unable to reach her brain.
She said some nights she stays up until three in the morning, waiting for that phone call to say a donor has been found.
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Vincenzo Avanzato: The singing heart patient
Vincenzo has been transformed from a patient so sick he could not wash his face to a man who strides confidently with a gleam in his eye.
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From the Heart: Organ Donation around the world
A look at organ donation rates around the world and how the UK compares.
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From the Heart: A Tonight Special
In a one hour special the Tonight programme investigates the lives of the 10,000 Brits on waiting lists for an organ transplant.