'Somewhere a family lost a loved one, but organ donation gave my sister a second chance' 

Legislation on organ donation is welcome and long overdue: It will help save other lives
Sinead Lowndes in hospital after the transplant.

Sinead Lowndes in hospital after the transplant.

There is a stasis that comes with organ donation. A waiting.

When you are told that a loved one has had an organ fail them, fallen to an invasionary force, you enter something of an emotional holding pattern, scared to hope and more frightened of fear.

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