the Guardian | Homa Khaleeli
Luc Delauzun wanted to save a life, so he did it the only way he could – by donating one of his organs
I started giving blood regularly in my teens, and at the age of 25 became an organ donor. In a small way it made me feel I was helping people who needed it. Maybe I'm too easily swayed by NHS marketing, but when I read about "altruistic" kidney donation at the blood bank I thought it sounded like something I would like to do.
Altruistic donation, when a living donor gives one of their organs to a stranger, was legalised only in 2006. For the first 12 months no one came forward. Then between 2007-08 10 people did and in 2010-2011 there were 40 donations. So far 88 people have become altruistic donors.
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