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Warren was my youngest brother and he was also a dear friend. Warren was also very close to my other brother Greg and the three of us grew up together, bonded by blood and love - we were inseparable. As brothers three we would live, socialise, laugh and make mistakes together. Our lives were full… - Story
Yesterday, I slipped away and I couldn’t say goodbye. Now I rest, in this hospital bed and tears fill your eyes. With not a scratch on my face, or a mark on my skin. It’s my time to leave this life. Today you’ll choose, as angels do, to give and not to beg. With prayers done… - Story
My sister was a special person from the day she was born, as she entered the world on Christmas Day. Our family - mum, dad, Donna and myself had discussed organ donation as a family and all agreed it was a good idea, but never thought it would happen to us. Mum, dad and myself said goodbye to… - Story
Mill's daughter Katrina can't remember a time when her dad was unable to play with her. Katrina, now nine, was less than two months old when her father received the life-changing gift of a new kidney. Before that, Mill required more than four hours of dialysis three times a week, with his… - Story
In 2003 I lost my dearly beloved sister while she waited for a lung transplant. While she was ill my family had several conversations on organ donation. All three of our children have told their father and I that they wish to be donors - in the event of their death. At the time of my sister's… - Story
Being diagnosed with lung disease was initially something that shocked me. I still led an active life, involved in work and numerous sports. Deterioration of my lung capacity down to 6% meant that I was eventually placed on the transplant waiting list. I was no longer able to do the things which… - Story
I am 36 years old and come from a Vietnamese background. One and a half years ago I was diagnosed with liver cancer. I felt like I was sentenced to death and was waiting to be hung. It was the hardest moment in my life. I was diagnosed with liver cancer by a doctor who told me I needed a liver… - Story
While you are reading this I may be admiring my newly painted bedroom walls, switching on the television set or planning my next overseas trip. I might read a book or magazine, choose a recipe or perform any number of activities which we ‘sighted' people take for granted. A few years ago I was… - Story
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… - Story
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…
