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    I am about to celebrate six months since my kidney transplant. I have Type 1 diabetes and found out a week before my birthday in 1963. Back then they didn't have the technologies they have today. I hated doing three urine tests a day. My mum weighing all my food and for a treat I was… Heart Image
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    Blissfully in love with my husband, we were planning to start a family 12 months after we were married. I was born with several disabilities and so we decided to have genetic counselling to find out if the baby would inherit my disabilities. After several appointments with the doctors I was given… Louise
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    My dad was diagnosed with hereditary kidney disease when I was two years old. He was very sick my whole life. He was on dialysis and often rushed to hospital in the middle of the night. He eventually had to resign from work and we were struggling financially. My pop (Dad's dad) who was in his 70'… Heart Image
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    Michael died when he was 32 and his organs helped six people with life saving transplants. Michael was very healthy and active in the Surf Lifesaving movement and a member of the Palm Beach Surf Club since he left school. He loved to surf. He enjoyed country music… Michael
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    For any of you who are contemplating donating a kidney to a loved one, I can only encourage you to do it. Making the decision to donate a kidney to a friend in end-stage renal failure wasn't easy, but I have never regretted it. The transplant was four years ago and my friend is doing really… Heart Image
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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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