Stories

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Helena's Story

15 July 2011

I am standing here before you as living proof that miracles do happen. But, of course, my miracle, like many others here today, came down to a family’s generous and brave decision.

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Rochelle's Story

28 February 2011

I will be eternally grateful to an unknown donor family who has lost so much but has enabled me to gain sight. I will forever have their loved one with me.

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Alan's Story

01 September 2010

2010 saw liver recipient Alan McLellan go from a state of despair to euphoria over the space of a couple of months.

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Eion's Story

01 June 2010

Eoin Crosbie received a liver transplant in 1996 and said the transplant saved his life.

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Ruby's Story

20 July 2009

To me it's simple - if you're prepared to take then it's only right that you should be prepared to give.

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Sue's Story

01 December 2008

Having lived almost her entire life with a heart condition, Christchurch-based Sue Kobar nearly cried when her heart surgeon told her that - for the first time - her heart sounded normal.

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Wiremu's Story

19 July 2008

I tell them they can take their organs home with them like I did. Organ donation does not necessarily mean you can't be buried whole. I lost my mother last year and I buried my heart with her. It's her heart.

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Margie's Story

19 June 2008

This is my second chance at life so I look at it a bit differently now. When I took on the heart, I took on the responsibility of keeping myself healthy and doing the right thing.

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Marcella's Story

31 July 2007

I had a chicken in the crock pot and when my relatives arrived, I said to them that they were going to have to get their own dinner as I was going off for a heart transplant.

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Kerry's Story

02 July 2007

It's a good feeling knowing that her organs are giving someone else life, that Kerry is still helping somebody.

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