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    After 28 years battling Cystic Fibrosis, Cody Sheehan became the recipient of a double lung and liver transplant. This was - in his words - “the greatest gift one human can give to another”. After 28 years battling Cystic Fibrosis, Cody Sheehan became the recipient of a double lung and liver…
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    I had been ill since birth and treated for asthma when, at the age of 17, I suffered a stroke and was admitted to hospital for tests. The stroke turned out to be a blessing in disguise as doctors found that I was not asthmatic but had been born with a hole in the heart which had led to… Roxanne
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    When she was around 46, my mother was told that she was very ill and required a lung transplant. Over the next three years, she deteriorated substantially. Very early one morning, the hospital called advising us that a transplant was possible and she had to get to the hospital. We were elated… Felicity
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    'We are going to the beach tomorrow, I can't wait - I'm dying for a swim ...' She died the next day whilst swimming in the sea at Glenelg, South Australia. It has been the most tragic and desperate time of my life, but through her death she gave me three gifts. My last conversation with Mum… Three gifts
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    Early last year, Andrew Conway, clinically died in his sleep after suffering a massive cardiac arrest. “My wife and daughter had to do CPR on me; I was dead for about half an hour,” Andrew says. Against all odds, Andrew was brought back to life by paramedics and transported to hospital where he…
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    Charities, Herd of Hope and Cottages 4 Country Care, were the driving forces behind 'Til the cows come home - a very special delivery of a herd of cattle at the entrance of the Royal Adelaide Hospital. Charities, Herd of Hope and Cottages 4 Country Care, were the driving forces behind 'Til… Till the cows come home'
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    I was badly burned during an ultra-marathon in 2011. After we were rescued I was put in an induced coma and airlifted to Darwin. It was there that doctors performed an eschartomy - on me - slicing me from my feet to my thighs and from my hands to my shoulders. After Darwin, I was flown to… Turia
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    At birth, I was premature, breach, unable to pass urine and unable to breathe without assistance. I had a condition known as Posterior Urethral Valves. The doctors gave my parents two choices; one was to turn off the life support and let me die and the other was an operation that might prolong my… Heart Image
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    My wife started dialysis in 2002 when she also found that she was born with one kidney. After being on dialysis for two years her dearest friend started the process of being tested and was accepted as a suitable live donor. The transplant was successful but the kidney was rejected after about… Heart Image
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    Organ and tissue donation can save and transform the lives of people who, in many cases, are seriously ill or dying. Organ and tissue donation can save and transform the lives of people who, in many cases, are seriously ill or dying. Here are some of the people who have been helped. You can…
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