Mrs Ball had a heart transplant after
being diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy - a condition which attacks
the muscles in the heart.
She
said of the condition: 'At the time it felt like everything was being
taken away from me. But my new heart has given me the chance to go on
and live a normal, happy life.'
She met her husband Chris shortly after the transplant.
Mr Ball urged people to join
the organ donor register, adding: 'If people knew that if they joined
the register, they could give a couple like us the chance to go on and
live our lives, I hope it would encourage them.'
Matt Coyne, Chairman of Live Life Then Give Life, said: 'Thousands of lives are wasted every year, waiting for a transplant.
'There is overwhelming support for organ donation, but a lot of people just haven't got round to it.'
Live Life Then Give Life is a small UK charity founded by transplant recipients.
Those wishing to register for organ donation should visit www.organdonation.nhs.uk.
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