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    Arlo’s journey to receiving a liver transplant was one of resilience and hope. Diagnosed with congenital hepatic fibrosis and polycystic kidney disease just after his second birthday, Arlo faced years of medical challenges.  Frequent hospital visits, sepsis episodes, and needing… Child in a black “Thrasher Magazine” t-shirt stands indoors. Background features wooden floors, green furniture, and plants.
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    Aru is a bright, happy and energetic 8-year-old with a big personality. Her favourite school subject is physical education, and she loves arts and crafts – she wants to be an artist when she grows up. You’d never guess that Aru has, in her short life, already faced life-threatening health… Little girl standing outside in a blue denim dress with knee length colourful socks. She is holding a soft toy heart and is smiling at the camera.
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    Introduction from the OTA CEO, Lucinda Barry OTA updates Network news Staff profile Message from the OTA's CEO Dear DonateLife team,  Spring has finally sprung! After a long spell of frost, it is so nice to wake up to blue skies, sunny mornings and blooming flowers…
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    The ANZKX program matches incompatible kidney donor and recipient pairs with other incompatible pairs across Australia and New Zealand. The Australian and New Zealand Paired Kidney Exchange (ANZKX) program was established in 2019. This trans-Tasman collaboration combined the established paired…
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    Australia has become the fifth country in the world to facilitate organ donation after Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD), after a Victorian woman was able to donate her organs earlier this year. Australia has become the fifth country in the world to facilitate organ donation after Voluntary Assisted… Image: The donor, her son and daughter - supplied by the family.
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    The Australian Vigilance and Surveillance System for Organ Donation for Transplantation provides a national framework for the reporting of adverse events and reactions in the Australian donation and transplantation system. It commenced in 2017. The Australian Vigilance and Surveillance System for…
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    I was 16 when I found out I had been born with one kidney. In 1971, I became the first person to have a baby while on dialysis. Unfortunately, Andrew only lived a few hours. Lisa came in 1973 and again only lived a few hours. I went along without dialysis until 1979 when my kidney gave up and I… Barbara
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    My eldest son Barney was a typical boy, cheeky and headstrong, long and lean like his dad. He played soccer. He was into collecting Pokemon cards and playing Star Wars computer games. He was learning to surf and loved being in the water. Barney was nine years and 22 days old when he died. He… Barney
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    I decided I could make a significant difference to my ailing brother's life. I had done enough research and had the appropriate preliminary tests to know I was a suitable kidney donor.I dropped by and told Barry I would like to give him a kidney. I suggested we should make some formal… Barry and Judith
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