THINKING about the donation of a loved one's organs when you are still reeling from the news of their death must be horrendous. It means having to face the fact that they are never coming back.

No wonder many people shrink from the idea; yet those who do allow donations often go on to tell of the comfort it gives them in their grief. New rules mean that the bereaved no longer have the right to overturn a loved one's decision, taken in life, to carry a donor card.

It's a tough decision, but we think it's right. Nobody decides to become a donor on a whim; and if, through whatever tragedy, their wishes are carried out, it is a kind of triumph over death, and transforms the lives of others who suffer.