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    Thirty-six year-old Simon was a sculptor. He said, 'If you were to ask me where my passion comes from, I would tell you that it comes from my need to create art. There is so much that I find inspirational that I often cannot work fast enough to get it all out. I often have no idea where it comes… Simon
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    Simone was born with cystic fibrosis, a rare genetic disorder that affects the lungs. She was racked by coughing fits that would wake her up in the night, due to mucus building up in her lungs. By the age of 22, the disorder was so crippling she was given just a month to live. ‘I will never… woman standing in front of a snowy mountain. She's wearing a coat zipped up to her chin, a pink headband and is holding skiing poles.
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    At 29 years of age our son was killed in an incident at work.  It was an unexpected, preventable death. On that day, one of the first phone calls we received was from a tissue bank. Our son was not registered as a donor at the time but we had often talked about donation as our other son… Heart Image
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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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    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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