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    We collect, analyse and report on data on the performance of Australia’s national program to increase organ and tissue donation for transplantation. We collect, analyse and report on data on the performance of Australia’s national program to increase organ and tissue donation for transplantation…
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    Early each year, we release the annual donation and transplantation outcomes for the previous calendar year. Every year we release an Australian Donation and Transplantation Activity Report in collaboration with the donation and transplantation sector.The data reports provide an annual snapshot of…
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    My husband Ian and I have shared many challenges in our 58 years together, but our double-sided experience of organ donation has sparked a new passion - to promote organ donation as a wonderful gift of life. When we lost our son Dave in a tragic accident, we didn't hesitate when we were asked… Judy
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    Our wonderful son David was taken from us.He had led a full life, always full of mischief and activity­­ - until 9 years earlier, when an investigation into what David described as 'funny turns' revealed that he had a large brain tumour.On his 16th birthday, instead of celebrating a… David
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    My wife and I have witnessed both sides of the donation and transplantation equation. We became a donor family when our youngest son David died at the age of 20 and became an organ donor, and then later I was to become a recipient following my own lung transplant.Many years ago we were advised… To Give
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    When my son was on the life support machine and was considered ‘brain dead’, I didn’t know he had ‘ticked the box’ on his license that he wanted his organs to be donated.  He never recovered and the decision to turn the machine off was devastating for the family. We found out later that… David
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    David (Dave) was born six weeks prematurely on 23 November 1960 the youngest of two sons to Judy and Ian. He grew up to be strong-willed and intelligent with many friends and interests including restoring VWs and surfing. After finishing school he started an electrical apprenticeship and was… Dave
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    David is incredibly thankful — not just for his growing family, but for the gift of sight that lets him enjoy every moment with them. In 2001, David was diagnosed with a serious eye condition called keratoconus. Over 17 years, his vision gradually worsened. He had trouble seeing clearly… A person sitting in a chair wearing a neck pillow, holding an infant wrapped in a dog-print blanket. They have a green wristband on the left wrist and a smartwatch on the right.
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    At the age of 28, after a routine check-up at his GP experiencing bad stomach pains, David was diagnosed with Liver Cirrhosis, a condition that impairs liver function and causes irreversible liver damage.  David spent the next 10 years battling the illness, and despite countless tests and… Two people standing on a wooden deck with a glass railing, overlooking a large grassy field under a cloudy sky. One person is wearing a bright pink dress with gold embroidery, and the other is dressed in a patterned shirt, light-coloured pants, and a dark blazer.
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    My story starts in the early 70's when I contracted hepatitis which was not treated until 2009. By this time my liver was cirrhotic and needed replacing. I was transferred from my hometown of Darwin to Adelaide and had a transplant soon after. This has allowed me to see my grandson born and… Heart Image
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We want all Australians to talk about organ and tissue donation. If you want to be a donor, make sure you tell your family and friends.

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