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    James was waiting for an organ transplant as a result of the complications of a lifelong disease of juvenile diabetes (Type 1 diabetes). A massive stroke left James brain dead but in his death he was able to donate organs and tissue so that the lives of 5 other Australians waiting for a…
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    Jason was a fit energetic 27 year old who had just moved from South Australia to Queensland to start a new life. He was working as a carpenter and loved living in Queensland. One day he started to have a shortness of breath and decided to go and see a doctor to find out what was wrong. The next…
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    Sarah Mears cared for her husband Jason full time for about 18 months while he was waiting and then recovering from his liver transplant. We asked Sarah ‘why she cared’ I was more than happy to become Jas’s full time carer as I desperately wanted him happy and healthy so we could enjoy our…
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    I am a 47 year old single dad from Sydney. I’ve always enjoyed an active lifestyle, and would describe a perfect afternoon as hitting the cricket nets with my 14 year old son. In August 2017, I got the flu - like so many other Australians. I thought nothing of it at the time, but the virus…
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    After a long illness, I was lucky enough to have been offered a liver transplant. The medical team were wonderful, but they can only perform these life saving operations when they have donated organs with which to do so. I have been so fortunate. I am well, and am enjoying life with my family…
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    In 1993 when Jenni was 28 years old, she was diagnosed with a malignant tumour in her right leg. She underwent 3 months of chemotherapy before she had major surgery to remove the bone tumour - during which she received a large bone graft from the Perth Bone and Tissue Bank. The surgery took 15…
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    My name is Jessica and I'm 18 years old. I didn't think I'd ever be able to say that, because since the age of 13 I'd been getting progressively worse with cystic fibrosis. I was just a child and facing the daunting reality that I could die, without yet having lived…
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    My husband, John, had kidney disease, but he was lucky to be diagnosed long before 'end stage'. At 55 years old, John had 35 percent kidney function, and it was declining. Luckily, we have an excellent local renal specialist. John was committed to following instructions and adapting to the…
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    At 44 I was diagnosed with emphysema. I realised that I would probably have about three years use left on my lungs-I was going to die. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease meant I had to give up work. It is pretty scary when you can't breathe. Within two years my condition deteriorated so…
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    My husband was very ill though I had no idea how ill! As we saw doctors and specialists the seriousness became more obvious. He had cirrhosis of the liver and needed a new organ. I believe that his 'bloody mindedness' helped him to get through this difficult time. Apart from the ascites, loss of…
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