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    I was 18 years old when I was told I had renal failure. Although I had never heard of it before it did not take me long to experience it. I was putting on weight so I went to Weight Watchers. I stuck to the diet but every week my weight was going up not down. My weight rose to 72kg and my legs… Heart Image
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    I was introduced to kidney disease at the age of 15 when my father died of it. Subsequently, 4 family members were diagnosed, with 2 of us fortunate enough to have had transplants. The day I was told I had kidney disease I drove around aimlessly thinking the sky had fallen.Twenty odd years after… Suzette
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    T' is for thank you, time, treatment, transplant and trams ... trams? Forget Freud, I'm thinking Stevie Wonder, rhythm and lyrics to Higher Ground. I'm so glad that I know more than I knew then ... gonna keep on tryin' ... 'til I reach my highest ground. Skirting along Hobart's silvery… T is for
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    I was 28 years old and lived a spontaneous outgoing lifestyle. I worked hard and enjoyed socialising. I was soon diagnosed with kidney failure due to an unfortunate case of extreme food poisoning. After feeling unwell over a few days, I visited my GP and was prescribed blood pressure… Heart Image
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    Hey there world. My name is Tamika and I am 15 years old. When I was 32 days old, I was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. I was doing pretty well until I was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 10.Ever since then my hospital stays were becoming more and more frequent. I would spend 2 weeks in… Tamika
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    Deteriorating eyesight was something Shania’s mum Tania lived with during her many years of illness.    When Tania passed away a donation nurse spoke to Shania about donation. She was surprised to learn that her mother’s corneas could be donated.     Though Shania and her mum had… Shania standing next to her mother Tania.
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    ’Tania was a 24/7 bundle of life,’ says Brett of his much-loved late wife. Brett remembers Tania as energetic and spontaneous. He talks of her talent as a dancer, her love for taking photographs and her passion for travel. She was amazing with words – but also amazing with a spreadsheet and… a man and a woman sitting inside a travel van smiling at the camera. The inside of the van is clean, white and has wooden cabinets lining the top of the van.
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    I am waiting for a transplant to have a normal life again.I was born in Hong Kong and came to Australia in 1984. I live at Westmead in Sydney. My sister also lives in Sydney.I have been a nurse since 1973 and a nurse at Westmead Hospital in Sydney for 25 years, working in radiology and previously… Teresa
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    At age 7 our little girl Tessa has dealt with a lot. She has a mummy with Leukaemia, has undergone spinal procedures, had a broken leg and received a kidney transplant. Tessa’s health deteriorated sometime around Easter. She had become tired, weak and had a lack of appetite. We put it down to… Tessa
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    When I was 23 years old I went to get a new pair of glasses. I was planning on a trip to see family and wanted to check my glasses were OK because it was a long drive. I fully expected to go in, have my test, pick out a pretty new pair of glasses and a week later go back and collect them… Tara
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