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    I was a young 22-year-old when I was diagnosed with chronic reflux nephritis. What did this all mean? Was I going to die or would I get better? The specialist advised me that for the moment I was ok, however, at some stage, I would most likely get sicker and need a kidney transplant. Wow, this… Helen
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    Henry's story is like so many we have come to learn about. One of tragedy, heartache and loss, paired with extraordinary pride and value of the child he was and the contribution he has made, not only to individual transplant recipients, but to communities of people. Henry was a thriving,… Heart Image
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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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    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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    “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 can see clearly now, clear on how important organ and tissue donation is. My beautiful courageous baby sister passed at the young age of 31 from complications associated with Crohns disease. Before my sister passed away she discussed with our family how she wanted to donate whatever she… My sister
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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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    In 2001, approximately twelve months after the death of my wife from chronic renal failure, I discussed with my adult daughters the matter of organ donation. At that time a good friend was undergoing dialysis treatment. Not wishing his family to undergo the loss of his passing, I decided to… Heart Image
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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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