Why do I need to discuss my wishes with my relatives?

Why do I need to discuss my wishes with my relatives?

Sue Johnstone (Communications Manager) gives expert video advice on: Why do I need to discuss my wishes with my relatives?; What will happen if my relatives object?; What will happen if I have no family or relatives? and more...

You need to discuss your wishes with your relatives so that they know at the time of asking that you have already discussed it with them. When you think that to become a potential donor you will have died in strange circumstances where it will be a trauma to your family anyway, it'll mean that they won't have to actually think about what your wishes will be because they will already know your wishes, you will have already told them. And we are losing 41 percent of people at the time of asking because the next of kin don't know the potential donor's wishes.