Isabel appeals for people to carry organ donor cards

ISABEL TERRY normally lives for socialising. This New Year’s Eve was different. She was in bed exhausted by 8pm, doing her best to sleep and ignore the text messages coming in from friends at a ball.

As one of 27 people on the heart transplant waiting list, turning off her phone wasn’t an option. She is on constant alert for the vital call to tell her to pack her bag as a suitable donor has been found.

“I was allergic to the fanfare of New Year’s Eve. The thing was that 2004 was supposed to be my year. That’s what everyone kept on saying last year and I really believed them. Normally, I’m good at putting on a front but this Christmas has been hard as I know that I’m much sicker. Time is running out.”