A woman who received a life-saving liver transplant has spoken of the importance of organ donation as a hot-air balloon floated above Nottingham. The bright pink balloon was launched from Forest Recreation Ground on Monday morning (March 27) in order to raise awareness of the subject.
Followed by a blue balloon, it carried specialist nurses from Nottingham University Hospitals' (NUH) organ donation team. The NHS hope it will make more people talk about the topic and decide whether they wish to donate.
Speaking to Nottinghamshire Live after the balloon's launch, retired teaching assistant Janet Tilford said a donated liver in 2015 had saved her life. "I would have died, I was in intensive care at that point being ventilated, probably with two or three days to live," said the 66-year-old.
