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    My husband was very ill though I had no idea how ill! As we saw doctors and specialists the seriousness became more obvious. He had cirrhosis of the liver and needed a new organ. I believe that his 'bloody mindedness' helped him to get through this difficult time. Apart from the ascites, loss of… John
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    Our daughter Jo-anne was diagnosed with Chronic nephritis at the tender age of four, with her first biopsy the day after her fourth birthday. As parents the emotions were very high and we did all we could to find out about her illness as we wanted her to live a normal life, for at that time she… Heart Image
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    I had liver trouble for 16 years and my specialist said there was nothing that could be done. I had a condition called Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and there was no cure for it. I had regular blood tests to monitor my liver function and I had to take Questran powder before each meal to stop my… Joy
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    My name is Judanne and I'm now 57. In 1971 my parents emigrated from the US to Australia and my medical examination results showed I had kidney failure. I was just 17 and the diagnosis of glomerulonephritis meant very little to me. By the age of 27, I started haemodialysis while living in… Judanne
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    I decided I could make a significant difference to my ailing brother's life. I had done enough research and had the appropriate preliminary tests to know I was a suitable kidney donor.I dropped by and told Barry I would like to give him a kidney. I suggested we should make some formal… Barry and Judith
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    My husband Ian and I have shared many challenges in our 58 years together, but our double-sided experience of organ donation has sparked a new passion - to promote organ donation as a wonderful gift of life. When we lost our son Dave in a tragic accident, we didn't hesitate when we were asked… Judy
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    Julie thanks God and her donor every day for the breath in her lungs, her ability to sing again and to see her son grow up. Julie was a busy mum and played an active part in her church when she suddenly developed pneumonia and a persistent cough. But Julie didn’t recover, she was given three… Julie – double-lung recipient, SA
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    I would like to tell you a tale of two eyes and the person who saw her world through them. Julie first opened her eyes in Calcutta, India, the fourth child of a family preparing to migrate. When those eyes closed not half a decade later, it was halfway across the planet in the country she loved… Julie
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    A divorced working mum of one, Julie was constantly on the go. Julie was the older of two girls and like most sisters they had disagreements - but these spats were short lived and they would settle their differences. Even though Julie was the elder, she was the littlest of the two girls… Julie
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    I was so touched by a news story where a woman donated a kidney to her friend, that I made the call to put myself on the living donor list. My donation was to be altruistic so everything was strictly confidential and I would not know the identity of the recipient. I told my very close family… Heart Image
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