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    This is being penned from my hospital bed with about two weeks before I get to go home following a double lung transplant. Most of us get one shot at life and quite frankly a lot of us don't treat that honour with any great respect. We abuse our bodies and smoke (I did) we eat poorly and drink… Heart Image
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    I got the bad news on Father's Day, my dad had suffered a stroke. Three months earlier he'd had a triple bypass operation, so we knew it was serious. My dad lived on Elcho Island and had to be transferred to Darwin. Time went slow that day. My mum was with my dad the whole time, while my… Dad
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    I have had renal failure all my life and I am currently 56 years old. Straight after my honeymoon (age 20) I received my first access device (fistula) to go on haemodialysis at home which lasted four years. As a couple we were always told we would not be able to have any children. After… Suzi
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    Sue remembers her Dad Michael as someone who was ‘always there for us’. ‘He was keen for us kids to toe the line and was even a bit authoritarian, but if we needed anything he was the first to offer assistance,’ she says. Michael had been a hospital orderly and had been married for 55 years to… Michael
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    A Melbourne teenager lost his life when he was hit by a car at Christmas - but his death saved three others. Andrew, 17, died as he lived - generously. He was killed by a car, but because he was an organ donor, his heart, liver and kidney saved three lives. His parents, Lynne and Laurie… Andrew
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    When my 71 year old dad, Oscar, died suddenly in 2006 and the family was approached about donation it was an easy decision. Dad died so suddenly, so quickly. No one was expecting it. Dad was a professional parachutist in the Italian army. He had cheated death a hundred million times. It was… Oscar's story
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    It may have been the worst day of our lives but it was the best day for two very lucky people.  At 5am I got the call to say Dad had fallen suffering the biggest brain haemorrhage doctors had seen. My sister and I headed straight for the hospital. They operated to relieve the pressure… Dad
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    In May 2011 my partner and I welcomed our little girl into the world. To our devastation, at 30 weeks gestation, she was diagnosed with Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease, a rare genetic condition which destroys the kidneys and lungs. Our little girl was born six weeks premature and… Our daughter
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    Our daughter was a caring and sharing person. She was an only child but she always shared her things with her friends and family. She loved life, enjoyed travelling and played sport including swimming and Highland dancing. After completing school in Year 10, she commenced work in the banking… Kaylene
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    Hello, I just wanted to share with you that my husband Rich is celebrating 15 years since his heart transplant. We wake up every morning so thankful, and so much in love with each other. No words can describe how I am feeling. I am just so happy, yet also mindful of the sadness the family who… Heart Image
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