AA Directions has reporter Kim Griggs writing on organ donation, including the story of Dawn, a young woman born with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency who received a liver transplant. 
(Published in AA Directions, Summer 2006, Issue No. 70, pages 37-38)

  Lyn writes of being Transplant recipient #87 in New Zealand, and how she dealt with her liver transplant in 2001.  (May 2005 - First published in North and South, May 2005, reprinted with permission)

  Bethli describes her life with Wilson's Disease, and what lead to her liver transplant in August 2000.  (March 2002)

  Can you believe that Roger was playing competitive pool games, 11 days after his liver transplant!  Find out here if he won the competition.  (May 2001)

  Read Pam's story "Dancing through Life with a new Liver" as she tells how marvellous she feels now, 18 months post-transplant.  (April 2001)

  John has been in the news in 1962 as a hero who saved four children from a blazing house fire as a teenager, then later as a recipient of a liver in an operation that saved his life.  (Slow loading images)  Read the newspaper articles here!  (April 2001)

  Oliver is a young transplantee, who did a school assignment while in hospital in 2000.  This was to produce a newspaper's front page.  He did this on topics relating to Liver Transplantation.  Have a look!  (Slow loading images)  In January 2001 Oliver was also featured in the NZ Herald.  Check this here!  (March 2001)

  Valerie and David.  Mother and son both had transplants for the same disease.  You may have seen Valerie's story in the Unichem Medical File, August 2000.  (Written February 2001)

  Here is Wayne's story.  He was transplanted in Brisbane, before the New Zealand Liver Transplant Unit was opened.  (Written November 2000)

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