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    Six years ago I was diagnosed with a lung disease called pulmonary fibrosis. There was evidence that medication could not help this condition as scarring is permanent once it has developed. For a non-smoker this news was very hard to understand because the scarring of my lungs was going to end my… Patrick
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    In the mid 1980's I was diagnosed as a Type 1 diabetic. I coped reasonably well until about 2000, living a busy and varied life. I then suffered two diabetic comas and became aware of my failing kidneys. I underwent dialysis for two and a half years and then I was gifted with a kidney… Pat
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    With less than 15% lung capacity, Paul gasped for every breath. Now, Paul is alive and well thanks to a life-saving organ donation.Paul was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, meaning his lungs were steadily turning into what felt like concrete and he needed to carry an oxygen machine… Photo of double lung recipient Paul Sandall wearing a maroon jacket and a grey beanie, holding a white take away coffee cup
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    I am 4 feet 8 inches but have a very out-going personality. I have always known what it is like to be ill. It all started when I was 14 years old and I was rushed to hospital. I was in a very bad way with my health. I had been diagnosed with peritonitis, which led to renal failure, heart… Paula
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    I have been through liver transplantation twice and am alive today because of the generous gifts of livers from people who have passed away and their families. At the age of 21, and otherwise in good health, I felt liver pains. My form of hepatitis was treated with medication for 16 years… Paul
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    In loving memory of Paul—our son ‘If tears could build a stairway, and memory a lane, I'd walk right up to Heaven and bring you home again.’ Paul was 22 years old when he passed away from an asthma attack.   Paul watched a news program on organ donation and one night said to us if… Paul
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    When Rebecca lost her husband Peter suddenly, her life was turned upside-down in an instant.   Her superhero – as she and their two young daughters Isabella and Ava affectionately call him – was only 40 and the love of their lives.  A rare genetic heart condition saw Peter’s… Peter who became a donor with is wife and two daughters
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    A date forever etched in my mind was Friday the 13th June 1994, whilst it might be seen as unlucky for some; this date would change my life forever! After suffering with heart blockages, I finally presented to hospital for treatment and found myself whisked off to Sydney, operated on for… Peter
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    When a tragic skateboarding accident led to a midnight phone call, a trip to the local hospital, and a high speed ambulance transfer to hospital, we were met with the news that Peter was unlikely to survive his critical head injuries. Peter was placed on a ventilator and, as a CAT scan revealed,… Pete
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        “I received the greatest gift of a new heart and a new life.”  In 2018, Petra was enjoying a routine daily jog along the beach when she suddenly collapsed and went into cardiac arrest due to an undiagnosed heart defect.         Shocked to find the 35-year-… Image of Petra in front of a pink backdrop
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