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Teen receives life-saving lung and kidney transplants

14 November 2019

In a remarkable example of team collaboration at The Alfred, paediatric lung transplant patient Thuong Mai returned home to Queensland last week, with a newfound dream of becoming a nurse.

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Physio awarded prestigious fellowship

4 October 2019

Any patient who has experienced the care of Louise Fuller can attest her lung transplant rehab program produces incredible results. So it’s fitting that Lou has been recognised in a prestigious fellowship program – the Churchill Fellowship.

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Grateful father of three receives new lung

3 August 2018

Mike is encouraging everyone to consider organ donation, as he recovers at The Alfred following a lung transplant. 

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Record number of lung transplants performed

2 March 2018

More than one hundred people received new lungs at The Alfred last year, a milestone for the transplant program.

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DonateLife Week 2017

31 July 2017

When Emma was put on the transplant waiting list for a new set of lungs, her lung function was down to just 23 per cent. Thanks to the generosity of an organ donor, she's here today to tell her story.

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The stranger who saved my life

4 August 2016

I grew up with half a heart. As a child, I struggled to run around with the other kids and as I grew, so did the struggle to keep up.

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Aimee and Jamie

2 August 2016

Imagine having the ability to change someone’s life with a phone call.

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