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    My husband Ian and I have shared many challenges in our 58 years together, but our double-sided experience of organ donation has sparked a new passion - to promote organ donation as a wonderful gift of life. When we lost our son Dave in a tragic accident, we didn't hesitate when we were asked… Judy
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    I would like to tell you a tale of two eyes and the person who saw her world through them. Julie first opened her eyes in Calcutta, India, the fourth child of a family preparing to migrate. When those eyes closed not half a decade later, it was halfway across the planet in the country she loved… Julie
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    A divorced working mum of one, Julie was constantly on the go. Julie was the older of two girls and like most sisters they had disagreements - but these spats were short lived and they would settle their differences. Even though Julie was the elder, she was the littlest of the two girls… Julie
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    Julie thanks God and her donor every day for the breath in her lungs, her ability to sing again and to see her son grow up.Julie was a busy mum and played an active part in her church when she suddenly developed pneumonia and a persistent cough. When Julie didn’t recover, she was given 3 to 5… Julie – double-lung recipient, SA
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    I was so touched by a news story where a woman donated a kidney to her friend, that I made the call to put myself on the living donor list. My donation was to be altruistic so everything was strictly confidential and I would not know the identity of the recipient. I told my very close family… Heart Image
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    I was born with reflux of both kidneys. I was always sick as a child, with infections, anaemia and high blood pressure. When I was five years old I had corrective surgery in an attempt to fix this. Unfortunately the surgery was unsuccessful, and at the age of eleven, I became unwell. One… Heart Image
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    After his sister Megan was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis, Justin was also found to have the condition and from then onwards the life of the family revolved around clinic visits and hospital admissions. This is part of the story Justin told as he took every opportunity to educate his fellow… Heart Image
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    When we got the call that Kai had been admitted to ICU, I hoped that he would be alive until we could consent to organ donation. As a nurse I understood the reality but prayed for a miracle. We had 700 kilometres to travel to be by his side. 35 years earlier, I had nursed an 18 year old male… Kai
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    The most important thing I have learned is that people who make the decision to donate organs are the kindest and most generous people. There are no words that can adequately express the gratitude felt by recipients and their families for this most generous gift.… Heart Image
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    Karl was an avid hockey player and played for numerous high-level representative teams. He was fit as could be, often running 8km from home to hockey training, train, umpire a game, play a game and then run 8km home again.Karl even used to race his family members when giving blood to see who… Karl – donor, NT
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