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    My name is Racquel. Last year I celebrated my 40th birthday and this year I will celebrate 17 years of life that I would not have had, were it not for a kidney transplant. When I was 23, my kidney function deteriorated after years of kidney disease. I went onto dialysis and managed this at… Racquel
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    In 1953 I was losing my sight because of the genetic condition keratoconus. A surgeon told me a graft was a risky procedure but it could be beneficial. I had tried contact lenses but they were hard and uncomfortable, so I wore them only when I had to - on special occasions such as going to the… Shirley
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    Aaron was a fit, athletic 15-year-old when he started having dizzy spells at school. This went on for 12 months before a doctor heard a murmur in his heart and after some tests, he was told that his aortic valve was 78% closed. After undergoing heart value surgery, he experienced a heart attack… Aaron pictured in front of a pink backdrop
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    Flying across the Pacific Ocean, the little girl looked down onto the cotton clouds below her and said to her mum, "We're closer to Aaron up here." That was two years after her mum's best friend had come to her with the news that she could not bear to say aloud. "Leah, Aaron is in the hospital… Aaron
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    Adam was diagnosed with Keratoconus, which is a condition that causes the cornea (the clear surface on the front of the eye) to gradually thin and bulge into a cone shape, resulting in significant visual impairment. Because of his vision impairment, Adam had to leave a career he dearly loved… Corneal recipient Adam holding his camera and posing for a photo.
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    Adam’s world was turned upside down in his late 30s when his kidney health rapidly declined. Diagnosed with stage 5 kidney failure, the avid surfer was unable to do even the simplest things due to his condition. It was at this point that Glen, Adam’s dad, stepped in and donated one of his… Two men at an indoor swimming pool. One has a couple of medals around his neck.
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    My son Adam needed a liver transplant otherwise he wouldn't have made it to school age. On day three after his birth the pediatrician sent him to another hospital and that's when they realised that he had Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency (OTCD) which resulted in liver damage that was very… Adam
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    I have always tried to face challenges head-on, something which I have had to do since I was born. At birth I was diagnosed with 1/8th of a working kidney and was told that I would never see my second birthday. Instead I spent the first five years of my life in and out of hospital having… Adam
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    In September 2010 our beautiful son, brother and uncle was pronounced brain dead from a Colloid cyst which had grown in the centre of his brain since he was born.We had always talked about organ donation since Adrian's uncle Simon had passed away in 1993 as Simon was an organ donor. We followed… Adrian
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    As a mother of three small children, contracting glaucoma and nearly losing my sight was rather traumatic. It left us wondering how we would cope raising a family and being able to give them all that was necessary with limited or no vision. With expert medical care including trips to the eye… Aileen
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