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    Our darling girl Sophia was our first born and my husband and I were the proudest parents imaginable when she arrived. Unbeknownst to us, Sophia was born with the genetic condition Alpha1 Antitrypsin Deficiency which was causing her liver to fail. Being first time parents we missed the warning… Sophia
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    When 10-year-old Sophie grew her angel wings in 2016, her family didn’t have to think too long about giving the gift of life to others. In fact, her mum Karina said it took about 30 seconds for them to decide.'Of course we would donate. Sophie always wanted to help people!' she said.The last… Sophie – donor, Qld
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    Hello! My name is Sophie, although everyone calls me Sissy. I am two and a half years old, and my favourite things are Sponge Bob Square Pants, going to the park, cuddles with my mummy and rides from my daddy.I am the boss of my two brothers Ryan (four and a half) … Heart Image
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    My name is Jessica. I am 20 years old and was born with a condition called biliary atresia, which is a blockage of the main bile duct from the liver. This led me to have a liver transplant at the age of nine. I was lucky that my liver lasted until I was nine, as most require a liver transplant… Jessica
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    From Monday 2 September to Friday 6 September, we’re shining a light on eye and tissue donation. From Monday 2 September to Friday 6 September, we’re shining a light on eye and tissue donation. During the week we’ll be sharing some facts and statistics and telling the stories of people whose lives… Magenta background with a DonateLife logo and white text reading, 'Let's talk eye and tissue donation'.
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    On this pageTrend dataLatest dataNote: The data on this page is an extract of the 2024 Donation and Transplantation Report. The report provides an annual snapshot and measure of progress against the national program for increasing organ and tissue donation for transplantation. You can explore…
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    Valasia is familiar with the life-saving benefits that transplantation makes to people's lives. Her youngest daughter, Stephania, was put on the liver transplant waiting list when she was one year old, waiting 20 months before a liver became available. Here, Valasia tells their story.As a little… Stephania
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    “A family has saved my life – I just wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for them.”  Stephanie had been living with idiopathic primary pulmonary hypertension (IPAH), causing high blood pressure in arteries in her lungs and heart, before receiving a lifesaving double lung transplant.  In… A picture of Stehanie
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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… Steph
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    Steve was born with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and was always unwell. He remembers surgical procedures and many visits to gastroenterologists to try to gain weight. Steve was on the waitlist for a liver transplant for 5 months before his family got the life-saving call. He was only 6… A man and woman pose with their two young boys in front of a large waterfall on a sunny day. The family is smiling and wearing swimmers.
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