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Black people are three times more likely to develop kidney failure, in many cases being the result of diabetes and high blood pressure. Given numbers like this, not enough black people are registering as organ donors. National Transplant week is all about raising awareness of organ donation. The focus for this year was telling your loved ones about your wishes – the theme being ‘pass it on’. Minette Scott from Birmingham decided to donate her daughter’s organs after she died at the age of 39 of a stroke. In this extract, she tells ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ WM Chatback her daughter’s story…