'It's something you don't think about until it comes to your door, but maybe then it's too late'
The family of a Belfast man who died while waiting for a heart transplant, are continuing to keep his memory alive.
Speaking to Belfast Live shortly after his death, Gavin's sister Ashleigh described her brother as a quiet man who "kept himself to himself". He was diagnosed with dilated and muscular dystrophy when he was 24, and then had a pacemaker fitted before being officially put on the transplant list six months before his death.Next week, Gavin's family will come together to pay special tributes to him, on what would have been his 40th birthday.
"This is just our way of remembering Gavin, and to raise money for the charity. Since his death, the new organ donation law has passed here, Dáithí's Law, which is brilliant. Hopefully more people can be saved because of the change in law. Ashleigh said businesses across the community have supported the fundraising event, by donating various items for their raffle prices.
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