Those in Britain, or interested in our countries, may know that the law about organ donation in Wales is changing. The opt-in system will become an opt-out system on 1st December this year. That is, if you're resident in Wales when you die, your organs will be presumed available for transplants. Unless you've signed papers to say that you don't ( Read more... )

Every so often, someone starts bugging me about why I am not an organ donor. There is a musician/record producer who is from my city and every year or two he sponsors a huge gala music show to raise money for organ transplant patients. So every time this show comes along, I get bombarded with messages urging me to sign up to be an organ donor. It ( Read more... )

This week Cat has released a new story about how disability changes lives. You can read it here. It's an entry in the current LJ Idol so, if you like it, you can vote for it here.