AS SHE hangs 450ft above the London skyline, Waterside pensioner Sally Croll looks the perfect picture of health at the age of 67.

However, this was not the case just over two years ago because Mrs Croll is just one of hundreds of people in Hampshire who has had a successful kidney transplant.

Mrs Croll, of Blackfield, is now throwing her weight behind the Daily Echo's Save a Life campaign in a bid to urge more people to sign the organ donor register She said: "I was fortunate to receive a kidney transplant two years ago and the difference it has made to my life is tremendous.

"After a shaky few months following the transplant, I can now live a perfectly normal life.

"Earlier this year I abseiled down Guy's Hospital Tower, which is the tallest abseil in England and helped to raise £1,600 for Kidney Research."

Mrs Croll suffered with kidney problems for more than 30 years and spent four of them on dialysis while awaiting a new kidney.

She and her husband Kevin, 71, have just returned from a trip to America to see their grandchildren for the first time, something, she says, would not have been possible without the generosity of the donor who allowed her to have a successful kidney transplant.

She said: "I owe my new life to the 63-year-old man who was thoughtful enough to join the organ donor register and his family who gave the final permission.

"I think the Daily Echo's campaign to urge more people to sign the register and raise awareness is great because carrying a donor card is no longer enough.

"Without the transplant I would not have been able to go to America as I would not have got insurance and the dialysis alone would have cost me hundreds of pounds.

"One misconception is that only young peoples' organs are suitable but age is not a barrier to becoming a donor."