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Keira Ball saved four lives, including that of Max Johnson, also nine, when her organs were donated after she died in a car crash in It is hoped the law will lead to an additional transplants a year by , and spark conversations around organ donation. Faizan Awan, of Blackburn, is one of thousands in the UK awaiting a transplant and has been on the list for two-and-a-half years.
The year-old is waiting for his third kidney transplant, having received one as a child and, after that failed, another when he was a teenager. He said: "For many people like me, who are waiting for an organ, the law change is a sign of hope and a transplant would dramatically change my life in a number of ways.
Mr Awan said he needs a "near-perfect" match after his last two operations failed, which means it will likely have to be someone from the Asian community. People from black, Asian and minority ethnic BAME backgrounds are considerably under-represented on the organ register, with Mr Awan urging people to consider how religion and ethnicity affects donation.
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