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    I still can't believe six years has gone by so fast! It only feels like yesterday that Dad was fighting for his life in hospital, hooked onto a dialysis machine. It isn't something you want to hear at age 16 that 'your father has kidney failure'. I didn't even know what that meant! All I could… Karla
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    When I lost my little sister during DonateLife Week, I was privileged to see how the donor team worked silently behind the scenes. I was lucky to be there when it was announced that there was a recipient for her liver, and then later her lungs had also found a new home. The joy in that… Heart Image
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    My husband passed away in an accident nine years ago. During his life he helped countless people and in dying he magnanimously donated his healthy organs to others desperately in need and gave seven people a second chance to live healthy, happy lives with bright futures. The following is a… Heart Image
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    My story began 12 years ago, when I first fell ill. I was told that I had an incurable and rare liver disease. Four years later, I was faced with the inevitable fact that I needed a liver transplant, as my own organ was failing fast. I was just a few months short of my 50th birthday. I received… Karen
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    Twenty years ago I faced a sudden unexpected crisis. I had enjoyed a very interesting and varied life during a career with the Australian Diplomatic Service, most recently as head of our Consulate-General in Noumea. I was in good health and happily married with two teenage sons. I travelled to… Heart Image
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    The Great Registration Race SA is the first annual walk for DonateLife SA, it will take place on Sunday, 24 July 2022 in the picturesque surrounds of Adelaide’s Elder Park (Tarntanya Wama). Event date Sunday 24 July 2022 10am arrival for a 10:30am start Event details The Great…
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    After 28 years battling Cystic Fibrosis, Cody Sheehan became the recipient of a double lung and liver transplant. This was - in his words - “the greatest gift one human can give to another”. After 28 years battling Cystic Fibrosis, Cody Sheehan became the recipient of a double lung and liver…
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    I had been ill since birth and treated for asthma when, at the age of 17, I suffered a stroke and was admitted to hospital for tests. The stroke turned out to be a blessing in disguise as doctors found that I was not asthmatic but had been born with a hole in the heart which had led to… Roxanne
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    When she was around 46, my mother was told that she was very ill and required a lung transplant. Over the next three years, she deteriorated substantially. Very early one morning, the hospital called advising us that a transplant was possible and she had to get to the hospital. We were elated… Felicity
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    You can add a digital version of the organ donor card to your myGov app wallet. You can now add a digital version to your myGov app wallet by following these steps:Make sure you’ve linked your Medicare online account to myGov. Download and set up the myGov app if you don’t already have it.… Magenta background with large gradient hearts. Text overlay reads, 'New digital organ donor card.'. There is a picture of a hand holding a phone. The screen shows the myGov app, featuring the new magenta donor card.
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We want all Australians to talk about organ and tissue donation. If you want to be a donor, make sure you tell your family and friends.

Registering is easy and only takes one minute. All you need is your phone, Medicare card and one minute to register.

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