BY LUCY ARMSTRONG

BEING a teenager I seem to have enough on my mind- school, work, homework, family, friends, doing my bit in the community.

This does mean the last thing on my 16 year-old brain is to think about where I'd like my organs to go when I die.

In your teenage years you never seem to think about the idea of dying which may be the reason for the lack of teenagers signing up to be an organ donor.

I myself signed up to be an organ donor last year when my dad fell ill.

I wanted to do anything which could help in the long run and by signing up to be an organ donor I felt like I was repaying a fraction for all the things he has done for me over my lifetime.

Thankfully an organ transplant was never needed for my dad, but it still did inspire me to sign up.

When my card came in the post I was so excited. It didn't really mean much then but it was a reassuring thought to know that whatever happened to me in the future my body would be able to help others.

In Dorset we are in desperate need of more organ donors. It is really easy to sign up and once you do there isn't much else to do from there.

Even though death and the future of our organs isn't the first thing on our minds every morning, I hope that more young people will understand the importance and honour of being on the organ donor register.