Dr Helen Opdam, the national medical director at the Organ and Tissue Authority, says becoming a donor is easy.
"Two things: Firstly, register as an organ donor on the Australian donor register. That's easier than ever. Now it can be done online. Go to www.donatelife.gov.au and there's a direct link, it only takes minutes. And the second thing is to let your family know, let those closest to you know that you want to be a donor," Dr Opdams says.
Taking that few minutes out of your day could mean saving or greatly improving somebody's life, like Semeamas.
Diagnosed with lupus when she was a teenager, she's now 31 and has to get dialysis treatments five times a week.
Receiving a kidney transplant would change her life.
Australia is one of the leading countries in the world when it comes to organ donation.
Dr Helen Opdam assures that the donation process is ethical and carefully planned.
"If there's agreement for donation, the whole process is done in a very careful way. The donation surgery is done by extremely skilled surgeons. The person is treated very respectfully, it's not disfiguring. The person can have an open-casket funeral after their donation. You know, many families get a great deal of comfort knowing that they've honoured the wish of the person that they love and that their loved one has helped other after their death, Dr Opdam says.
Visit the website donatelife.com.au to register as a donor, learn about organ donation and find out more about Donate Life Week.
