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    My husband Turk (Alan) put his life before others as he rushed to help 2 small kids from a car that had crashed into a guard rail. He lifted the kids, aged 5 and 6, from the car and was assisting the driver when another car hit him. Turk died at the scene.Luckily, a doctor turned up and he was on…
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    My only child Alesha was killed at 13 years and 10 months. The doctors looked at me and said there was nothing more they could do and they were sorry. This was the day I really experienced what true heartbreak felt like.So many people say how amazing we were for the gift we gave, but to be…
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    Alex was just 19 years old when he died, as a result of complications with his Type 1 diabetes. He was living in Adelaide, having the time of his life, pursuing his dreams by studying to become an aeronautical engineer. His death was, for us, completely out of the blue. For someone who had been…
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    Ali was 32. She was my wife and devoted mother to our two beautiful children, James (three) and Stella (one). When she collapsed at home in the early hours and called out to me I knew straight away that something bad was happening, but I wasn't prepared for just how bad. I didn't know it at the…
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    The Alice Springs DonateLife Service of Remembrance will be held on Sunday 3 November 2024. Event dateSunday 3 November 2024 10:30 amEvent locationOlive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice SpringsEvent detailsWe invite donor families, transplant recipients and others who have a connection to donation and…
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    I was nearly two when I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes (Juvenile Diabetes). My parents were told this was a 'life sentence, with no cure'. That news changed my whole family. Daily urine testing and injecting became the routine. As time went by and technology improved, blood testing with…
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    Who can donate, who can be helped by donation, how donation works, facts and myths about donation, understanding living donation, support for donor families and donation stories. Organ and tissue donation saves many lives every year. The majority of donors are deceased, but people can also become…
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    At the age of 20 I was in the prime of my life. I had my health, I had freedom and I was invincible. I came down with a bad cold and I was sent home from work with the sweats and a barking cough. On the way home I dropped by a local doctor, who assured me it was a chest infection and I began a…
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    As a health professional working in organ and tissue donation for the past 21 years, I feel very privileged to have witnessed first hand the generosity of donors and their families who have considered and agreed to organ and tissue donation at an incredibly traumatic time in their lives.…
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    Hi my name is Aleisha and I am 33 years old. I was diagnosed at a young age with Alports Nephritis, a genetic kidney disease. This type of disease also effects my hearing and eye sight and I consequently starting wearing hearing aids by the time I was at pre-school. I have always had a…
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