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    When she was just 12-years-old, Sue was diagnosed with a kidney condition and told she would need dialysis and eventually a kidney transplant. Her childhood was turned upside down, and she faced an uncertain future.   ‘I was at boarding school in Perth – the school nurse had taken me to… A person wearing an orange top with a round gold pendant necklace, standing indoors. In the background, there is a refrigerator covered with magnets and papers, and a dining table with various items on it.
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    1995 will forever remain as the most important year of my life. Whilst it was also the last time my beloved Carlton held the AFL Premiership Cup, it was that year,  I was able to afford my wife the greatest gift of all, a new kidney. From an unfairly tender age, my wife Sue suffered… Bruce
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    I was working as a regional donor coordinator for four years when my dad was diagnosed with end stage kidney failure secondary to undiagnosed cardiomyopathy. My dad was a farmer and was used to working 15 hours a day. To see him on dialysis and the restrictions to his life, gave me new found… Sue
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    “It’s not part of the handbook. When you decide to have kids, you think life will be easy, happy and normal. When this diagnosis came through, we were learning on the job. What’s this condition? What does it all mean?”  At 10 weeks old, Sunny was diagnosed with biliary atresia, a rare… Sunny pictured in front of a pink backdrop
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    Sunshine Coast Lightning netball team are holding the DonateLife partnership Round on Saturday 15 June 202 The Sunshine Coast Lightning netball team are holding the DonateLife partnership Round on Saturday 15 June. They are encouraging fans to register as organ and tissue donors. We'd love to see…
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    Families play a critical role in donation and are offered support from DonateLife during and after donation. We are here to help. Families play a critical role in donation and are offered support from DonateLife during and after donation. We are here to help. You can also read stories about…
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    The National DonateLife Family Support Service supports donor families through providing care, information and answers. The National DonateLife Family Support Service supports donor families through providing care, information and answers. This service includes:support for families during…
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    Alex’s mum, Susan, was a constant source of inspiration. Susan was born in England and moved to Australia as a child. She built a new life here, working in boarding schools across Australia and New Zealand, and raising her daughter Alex on her own. Although she lived far from her family… A person standing on stone steps between large, ancient stone walls made of massive, irregularly shaped stones. The individual wears a green shirt and white pants with vertical stripes. 
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    Mum was born in and grew up in Victoria. She lived in Western Australia and Queensland before settling in South Australia in about 1978. She was a family orientated person, who in her retirement was very community minded as well, becoming involved with her local RSL club. She had eight children,… My Mum
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    I was introduced to kidney disease at the age of 15 when my father died of it. Subsequently, 4 family members were diagnosed, with 2 of us fortunate enough to have had transplants. The day I was told I had kidney disease I drove around aimlessly thinking the sky had fallen.Twenty odd years after… Suzette
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