L’Ecrivain restaurateurs Sallyanne and Derry Clarke said that knowing that a part of their late son Andrew lives on through organ donation makes his passing a little easier to bear. Andrew died over eight years ago on December 31, 2012 at the age of 16 and prior to his passing, had expressed a wish to donate his organs. “For us to be able to do that for somebody, it’s a little piece of him is still living on. This year’s campaign by the Irish Kidney Association (IKA) takes on the theme of #LifeIsAGiftPassItOn and ‘share your wishes’, in a bid to encourage families to have that conversation around organ donation. At any one time, there are 500-600 people on waiting lists for organ transplants including heart, lung, liver, kidney and pancreas.

Source: Irish Independent March 23, 2021 15:36 UTC