A Stretton man who finally got round to putting his name on the organ donation register following a campaign at Burton's Queen's Hospital, has urged people to break the taboo and help save lives.
Mark Storr, said becoming an organ donor was something he always wanted to do but life got in the way.
After a nudge from his housemate Susan Collingwood, who was volunteering at an organ donation week stand, he signed on the dotted line and is now urging others to do the same.
Mr Storr, who works in the medical engineering department at Burton's Queens Hospital, said: "I think organ donation is so needed. It should be done to give someone else a chance.
"When you are gone they are not much use to you so they might as well give them away. To me it seems obvious, it can do so much to help people."
The 56-year-old believes there is still a taboo around the subject but people need to make that difficult decision.
He said: "I think there is still very much a taboo when talking about death never mind giving organs away; people rarely say died but always use phrases such as passed away because it is a sensitive subject.
"There is still a long way to go to convince people to get on board and getting round to it can be a problem, but things such as last week’s national awareness campaign push people to do it."
Mr Storr, who was automatically entered into a prize draw when he registered and won one of two prizes, said he will spend his winning £25 voucher on "some nice food" from Marks and Spencer.
