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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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    I have had renal failure all my life and I am currently 56 years old. Straight after my honeymoon (age 20) I received my first access device (fistula) to go on haemodialysis at home which lasted four years. As a couple we were always told we would not be able to have any children. After… Suzi
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    Hey there world. My name is Tamika and I am 15 years old. When I was 32 days old, I was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. I was doing pretty well until I was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 10.Ever since then my hospital stays were becoming more and more frequent. I would spend 2 weeks in… Tamika
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    Deteriorating eyesight was something Shania’s mum Tania lived with during her many years of illness.    When Tania passed away a donation nurse spoke to Shania about donation. She was surprised to learn that her mother’s corneas could be donated.     Though Shania and her mum had… Shania standing next to her mother Tania.
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    ’Tania was a 24/7 bundle of life,’ says Brett of his much-loved late wife. Brett remembers Tania as energetic and spontaneous. He talks of her talent as a dancer, her love for taking photographs and her passion for travel. She was amazing with words – but also amazing with a spreadsheet and… a man and a woman sitting inside a travel van smiling at the camera. The inside of the van is clean, white and has wooden cabinets lining the top of the van.
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    When I was 23 years old I went to get a new pair of glasses. I was planning on a trip to see family and wanted to check my glasses were OK because it was a long drive. I fully expected to go in, have my test, pick out a pretty new pair of glasses and a week later go back and collect them… Tara
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    I am waiting for a transplant to have a normal life again.I was born in Hong Kong and came to Australia in 1984. I live at Westmead in Sydney. My sister also lives in Sydney.I have been a nurse since 1973 and a nurse at Westmead Hospital in Sydney for 25 years, working in radiology and previously… Teresa
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    Terry was a decent family man, a fine lawyer and a respected politician. In 2007 when he died of heart failure while cycling at Red Hill. He was an ACT Supreme Court Judge. He didn't expect to die and had much to live for. His daughters Lara and Maddy turned 15 and 14 years old two and five days… Terry
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    At age 7 our little girl Tessa has dealt with a lot. She has a mummy with Leukaemia, has undergone spinal procedures, had a broken leg and received a kidney transplant. Tessa’s health deteriorated sometime around Easter. She had become tired, weak and had a lack of appetite. We put it down to… Tessa
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    Lethorieo, affectionately known as Theo by mum Renay, dad Ryan and younger sisters Marci and Ali, was an aspiring scientist at heart. Far beyond his 8 years on planet Earth, he was fascinated by all things interstellar and its many mysteries.  Theo had an insatiable thirst for knowledge… A young boy with blonde hair and blue/green eyes smiles at the camera against a backdrop of greenery.
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