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    The way I remember Hunter is him being a little ratbag, laughing at the world and thinking that he was the boss. Hunter had my heart wrapped around his little finger. He was and still is the highlight of my life.Hunter was born in late 2005. Arriving 2 and a half weeks early, he weighed 8 lb, 6… Hunter
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    “We are so grateful that he did get the liver he so desperately needed.”  Sports fan Hunter might not remember being unwell, but he knows he was very sick as a baby.     After a few issues from birth, a community nurse suggested Hunter be taken to the Royal Children’s… Hunter and his mother Melissa
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    “He’s had so many operations throughout his whole lifetime...he never cried, always took everything as it is. He's a very firm believer that God does not burden a soul beyond what it can bear.”   At six years old, Hussein was diagnosed with nephronophthisis, and his kidney function… Hussein pictured in front of a pink backdrop
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    I am a farmer and we run sheep and grow vegetable crops. My wife would often ask me what was wrong as I was getting tired easily and couldn't stand for very long. I started to get terrific headaches that would last for 24 hours, and at times I became confined to bed. Following several… Ian
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    Like many 17-year-olds, Illiana loved her phone and making TikTok videos – 600 in total. She also enjoyed spending time with friends, visiting the beach and cheering on her twin brother at footy games. ‘She was my ray of sunshine,’ mum Teresa said. ‘Illiana loved everyone and always wanted… A person is sitting outdoors on a chair, holding a wrinkled Shar Pei dog. The person is wearing a black bucket hat, black t-shirt, and has tattoos on the left arm. Trees and other people are visible in the background.
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    I had a double lung transplant. Six months previously, I had been sent home from school with a headache. Over the next couple of weeks I progressively became sicker until I was eventually diagnosed with mycoplasma pneumonia and was ventilated in ICU for a few weeks.My family, friends and I all… Imogen
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    I emigrated from Croatia to Australia in 1959, first arriving in Melbourne and then moving to Adelaide before finally settling on the new capital being carved out of the limestone plains in Canberra. At that time Canberra had a large Croatian community and I felt at home in this new growing city… Ivan
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    Jack was the oldest son in a loving family of five. Like many 18 years olds, he was fit and healthy and enjoyed sports like football and cricket. He had his whole life ahead of him – until tragedy suddenly struck.  After complaining of a headache one evening in 2009, Jack went to bed to… Jack in a blue, school blazer
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    My son Jackson was a very positive person who was extremely loyal to his family and friends. His greatest love was paddling out in the ocean to enjoy a good surf. He was very protective of his family, especially his younger brother. He could always put a smile on my face with his fun-loving… Jackson
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    Jai was likely the biggest Cronulla Sharks fan in Far North Queensland. Deep in Cowboys and Broncos territory, he proudly backed the Cronulla Sharks NRL Team, cheekily igniting rivalry with family and friends. ‘I would send him to his dad’s, a Bronco's supporter, with any Cronulla Sharks… A young person and an older person, both wearing sleeveless sports jerseys, stand together in a park. The young person smiles with their head resting on the older person's shoulder, arms wrapped around them. The older person, wearing a cap, smiles at the camera. Trees, grass, and other people are visible in the background.
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