March - 2018

Everyone has a story

The countless details that make up who we are.

These are ours.

Donor Families Australia celebrates the stories
of our Members and Associate Members

These include:

Donor Heroes who have given the Gift of Life
Contact Stories celebrating the joy of direct contact between Donor Families and Recipients, and
Recipient Stories celebrating the joy of newfound life.

If you have a story to share, please submit it to us.

Our Stories are listed in these formats:

Our Recent Posts - all Stories listed by date order
Archive - all Stories month/Year they were posted
Tags - all Stories listed by Categories in date order.

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Donor Hero: Sally McCanna - Amazing Gift

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share my daughter’s story. Sally McCanna was born in Griffith on the 3rd December 1984, she was our first born and her brother Steven was born in 1988. Sally, even as a little girl was a vibrant & outgoing personality. She attended primary school & high school here in Griffith. During her school years she participated in every sport on the curriculum, winning the Milani award in year 6 for sporting excellence and in year 12 she was

Donor Hero: Jannet - From both Sides

To understand my sister Jennet’s organ donation story, you need to go back to the very beginning. She lived with a rare metabolic disorder, Erythropoietic Protoporphyria, which in simple terms meant that her body reacted to ultra-violet light, causing her to burn. However unlike regular sunburn, the reaction caused an excess of a chemical (protoporphyrin) in her bone marrow, plasma and red blood cells. This would cause severe pain, swelling and blistering internally as well

Donor Hero: Kyall Green - Our Hero Son

Parents should never experience having to bury their child as my wife Jackie and I were sadly faced with in early 2013. It has been over three years now and the journey has been hard, you can never really quite fill the void you experience with the loss of a child. Our son Kyall was a popular 22 year-old apprentice electrician when he was fatally injured in a car accident on 20 January 2013. See Canberra Times story http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/tragic-death-help

Donor Hero: Maureen Kaye - Our marvelous Mum

In 2010, the Absolom Family lost its beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, Maureen Kaye. This is the story of this remarkable woman, and the experiences of their family, as told by daughters, Rebecca and Cassie. Our very small family consisted of our Mum and Dad, their two daughters, our partners, and one granddaughter at the time of Mum’s passing. We shared a strong and loving bond and always enjoyed spending time together doing family things. Mum and Dad worked har

Donor Hero: Brian - My Brother Boof

My brother Brian (Boof) was born on September the 10th 1958.He enjoyed everything about life. In high school he followed my Dad into the golfing world, which proved to be an interest he did very well at. He ended up with a handicap of 1. He played lots of competition golf winning many awards, including getting a hole in one at our local club. My brother loved many different sports, he played local grade cricket . Boof also loved fishing and in later years taught himself

Donor Hero: Matthew "Matty"

My brother Matthew “Matty” was born 11th June 1982. He entered the world in a rush and left us at high speed, living his dream – racing his motor bike, a Suzuki GSXR 600cc at Eastern Creek Raceway on 14th February 2017. As a young boy growing up, Matty loved anything with 2 wheels. At the tender age of 3 our parents bought our first motor bike, a Pee Wee 50cc. Every afternoon you would find Matty riding the jumps and tracks our Dad built. As we got bigger, so did our bikes. T

Honor Hero: Alix

September 11th 2010 was to be a special day that I would share with my two daughters. We were visiting a day spa for a few hours of massage and pampering followed by lunch and some time for shopping. The following hours and days would change my life forever. We arrived home at 5.30. A quick shower and change and my youngest daughter Alix was out the door and off visiting a friend that lived two blocks away. I settled in for a night at home catching up with the weekend pape

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