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    After being at end stage heart failure the time had eventually come for me to be implanted with a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) to keep me alive until a donor heart became available. Arriving at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne to talk about the LVAD, we were informed a donor heart had…
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    Angels walk the earth. My angel saved my life and gave me the chance to see my daughter grow up. For 20 years I was a type 1 Diabetic. After constant hospital stays and dangerous complications my world came to a crashing halt six months after my daughters birth. Kidney failure was…
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    With your heart I can survive With your eyes My sight revived With your lungs I breathe new life With your liver Blood pumps through me Your kidneys Help me live Without dialysis Your skin heals My horrific scars Burns now slowly fade So to my pain Your gift of organs Given…
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    Late on a Sunday night my family and I returned home to a missed call from a Sydney number. Curiously, my mother phoned it back. On the other end of the line was the liver transplant co-ordinator advising us to make our way to hospital immediately. By miracle an amazing family had agreed to…
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    My name is Angus. I am now 21 but my story begins when I was nine years old. I was camping with my family and friends when I became sick. Nothing too concerning at the time, just typical flu like symptoms. But after a week I hadn't improved so my parents decided I should see our GP. The blood…
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    At the age of 15 my health started to deteriorate and by the age of 20 I had my left kidney removed. I managed to live a fulfilled life for 30 years except the doctors said I could never have a family because of my renal condition. At this time in my life I adopted two children aged five and…
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    My story started 22 years ago, when I first noticed I wasn't well. At that time my wife had just given birth to a baby girl. Three months later I ended up in hospital on the liver transplant waiting list. I was waiting for two weeks, not knowing if I would receive a transplant, and given a 50/50…
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    Anthony was the family's first male grandchild, adept at getting his own way from an early age. Already showing signs of being a gifted child he knew complete movie scripts by the time he was three and taught himself Spanish from the TV. His fascination with throwing things over the fence -…
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    I received a liver transplant because I have a very rare disease called Wilson's disease. Six months after my 25th birthday someone noticed the whites of my eyes were yellow. Six weeks later I was in a coma in hospital with complete liver failure and only days or hours to live.The doctors decided…
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    I had a healthy childhood, married my wonderful wife and had three beautiful girls. Then, at age 41, my life changed. I was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver, caused by a genetic disease, Alpha 1 Anti-Trypsin Deficiency Syndrome. I spent the next four years in and out of hospital and…
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