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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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    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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    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… Alison
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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… Amanda
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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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    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… Andrew
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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… Adam
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    Andrew’s life was transformed by the generosity of strangers not once, but 3 times.He was diagnosed in his early twenties with narcolepsy, a sleep disorder he initially managed with medication. However, his world turned upside down when he received an unexpected diagnosis of cardiomyopathy – an… Man in a purple kayak, rowing through water.
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