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    The hardest moments in life are the ones that are unpredictable and the ones you can't control. I was born healthy but at about 4 weeks old I became sick and was diagnosed with biliary atresia – a rare liver condition in newborns. As a 5-month-old baby I was put on a waiting list for a liver… Heart Image
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    Our mum Ellen was taken from us after battling influenza in intensive care for nine weeks. Mum was aged 45 at the time. I remember the day well when I came home from work to find Mum wasn't there, she had been taken to emergency by my sister earlier that day and I was none the wiser. Mum… Ellen
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    The gift of sight is a precious one that many take for granted. I am not one of those people. When I was born with an ulcer on my left cornea, my parents were understandably devastated. The idea of me not being able to see the world in all its wonder and beauty crushed them. All, however, was not… Heart Image
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    Changing Ellie’s nappy for the first time without her being hooked up to monitors, the first time she was able to touch her toes, her first small family picnic outside hospital grounds…these are the things that will stick with young Ellie’s family forever as big milestones. Ellie’s life was… Ellie – heart recipient, NSW
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    As a teenager, Emily was living her dream. A fit and healthy 15-year-old, Emily moved to London to train as a classical ballet dancer, until a shock Type 1 diabetes diagnosis changed everything.  “Having diabetes as a ballet dancer was insanely difficult to manage,” Emily recalls.… Emily Harvey case study tile
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    Six weeks after giving birth to Hudson, Emily’s world came crashing around her when she discovered she needed a new heart.  She was struggling to walk from the living room to her bedroom without being out of breath. At times she would gasp for air, she lost her appetite and there were… Emily holding her son
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    What a journey our little daughter Emma has had in her 18 months of life. Born with biliary atresia, there was no other option but a liver transplant.She deteriorated very quickly, and was listed for transplant the week before Christmas, at only 5 months old. We moved our… Emma
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    Our daughter Erica passed away and became an organ and tissue donor at the young age of 27. Out of the blue she became acutely unwell, starting with a massive headache, later found to have been caused by a cerebral oedema. After her admission to hospital it became clear her prognosis was grave,… Erica
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    Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. That diagnosis defined my future. A disease lacking cause or reason and without a transplant I had a relatively short future. With urgency my specialist began pre-transplant testing and I was fortunate to be listed. Like many other potential recipients… Heart Image
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    Ethan (or Jimmy as he was affectionately known) was a three-year-old boy who lived his life to the full. He was up before dawn, doing whatever he could before he fell asleep again (wherever that might have been). He lived and he loved. Always affectionate, with a kiss and a cuddle for anybody… Ethan
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