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    Ailish fought a battle with cystic fibrosis from birth, but it was just as she finished high school that her health began to steadily decline.'I was losing a lot of weight, I was in and out of hospital, and at the ER regularly. I had no energy and was barely able to hold down a part-time job… Ailish – double-lung recipient, NSW
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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… Turk
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    My name is Aleisha and I was diagnosed at a young age with Alport syndrome, a genetic kidney disease. This type of disease also effects my hearing and eyesight, and I started wearing hearing aids by the time I was at pre-school.I have always had a positive attitude with my Alports and did my best… Aleisha
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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… Alesha
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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… Alex
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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… Ali
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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… Alison
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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… Amanda
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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.… Tina
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    When I was just a young girl, I was diagnosed with a rare type of diabetes that made me severely obese. Last year a tragic accident occurred and I was called into the hospital. I was immediately taken into surgery where I received a pancreas. The surgery went well and I am just thankful that I… Heart Image
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