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    Daniel was born in Mildura. He raced through childhood with the usual broken bones and stitches. He played guitar from a young age and went on to share his love of music, laughter and stories while sharing a Bundy or a beer around a barbie with mates and family.At about 20 he moved to South… Daniel
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    Danny was two years old when he was diagnosed with kidney disease. Doctors gave him 11 months to live. Parents Ashley and Edna refused to accept this and looked for options to give Danny a future. So started three decades of struggle. Dialysis started at the age of seven. At nine and a half… Danny and Edna
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    In February my brother Danny passed away at Cairns. He went into a diabetic coma a few days earlier.I can remember one day I asked him about organ donation should anything ever happen to him.His answer was, 'Well if they can find anything useful, they're welcome to it.'When Danny passed away I… Heart Image
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    The Darwin Service of Remembrance will be held on 24 August 2025. Event dateSunday 24 August 2025 at 10 am ACSTEvent locationVisitor and Event Centre, George Brown Darwin Botanic GardensGardens Road, Darwin NT 0820Event detailsThe Service of Remembrance is an important way to honour and remember…
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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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    “You can’t put into words what it means to get a second chance at life.”  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. …
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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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