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    When I was first diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, I received conventional treatment for my left ventricular failure until my condition worsened, requiring the implantation of an implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD).At the same time, I was assessed for suitability for a heart transplant. I was… Michael
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    Born with a heart condition, Michael knows all about the amazing gift that is tissue donation. Michael has now received three life-saving heart-valve transplants, one at birth, one at age 11 and then again at age 39.  Because of the generosity of tissue donors, Michael is now well and… Michael Norman case study photo
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    Hi, my name is Michelle. Unlike most transplant recipients I enjoyed a life full of health and fitness right up until I ruptured my liver from a hard fall during a game of sport. A freak accident.A week after initial surgery, my liver suddenly failed and I was in real trouble. My only chance of… Michelle
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    If you ever have a doubt about organ donation, then please read my story.I was sick for a year before eventually being diagnosed with chronic renal failure.My first thoughts were, No way, I'm only 25 and stay fit by playing sports, they must have it wrong – but they were right.We went through all… Mike
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    Mill's daughter Katrina can't remember a time when her dad was unable to play with her.Katrina, now 9, was less than 2 months old when her father received the life-changing gift of a new kidney. Before that, Mill required more than 4 hours of dialysis 3 times a week, with his kidneys working at… Mill
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    Mitchell's wish was to be a paramedic. When his life was cut tragically short late last year, he lost the opportunity to have his dream job, but he still saved the lives of 4 people.His gift of organ donation was the ultimate way of helping people.He was a normal teenager… Mitchell
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    Muffy lived her whole life in pain until a life-changing bone marrow transplant when in her 60s. She was also the recipient of a sight-saving corneal transplant at 70.Diagnosed with scoliosis at age 11, Muffy said the constant pain became a part of her life.‘The curvature appeared when I was… Muffy – bone marrow and corneal recipient, NSW
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    I feel that the sad stories need to be told as well as the successful and happy ones. Mum was a 58 year old who had never smoked in her life.  She loved the outdoors and her family.  At the time of her death, her grandchildren were four and two.  My twin sister and I were twenty… Leonie
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    I was diagnosed with a lung disease called lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), which only affects young women. It is a condition where the air sacs in my lung form cysts, which then rupture spontaneously. I ended up with a couple of pneumothorax earlier in my life while I was carrying my son at week… Nancy
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    My name is Judy and I'm the mother of 2 very beautiful daughters, Gayle who is still with me and Naomi, who passed away.I am also the grandmother of 2 adorable grandchildren, Tyson and Dannika. We all had a very close relationship when the most unimaginable thing possible happened and our lives… Naomi
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