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Here are the Top 5 stories from Ipswich this week

A derelict CBD eyesore, our oldest resident, and a bittersweet love story dominated the news this week

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15th Jan. 2021 2:01 PM

This week's top 5 stories across Ipswich.

Girl born without kidneys granted life-changing birthday gift

A North Mackay woman was 13-weeks pregnant when she was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition

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04th Jan. 2021 5:01 PM

Layla Bonham was born without kidneys and requires nightly dialysis treatments. On Boxing Day 2020 Layla was added to the kidney donor waitlist.

Mum and dad give kidneys to save son’s life

Isaak Battista was born with kidney failure and was able to survive due to two organ donations — where his mum and dad...

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14th Nov. 2020 12:11 PM

Isaak Battista was born with kidney failure and was able to survive due to two organ donations — where his mum and dad donated their own kidneys.

OPINION: Out with ‘opt-in’ organ donation

IT’S time to opt-out of ‘opt-in’ organ donation.

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02nd Aug. 2020 5:08 PM

Whitsunday dad’s headache leads to life changing transplant

A phone call late one evening gave Darren Attwood ‘a second chance’.

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01st Aug. 2020 5:08 AM

Cannonvale dad Darren Attwood received a kidney transplant earlier this year after being diagnosed with Berger's disease.

Why this man now sees every stranger differently

Greatest gift came from someone he never met

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30th July 2020 3:07 AM

SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE: Kidney recipient Chris Olin says a kidney transplant earlier this year has helped give him a second chance at life.

Mackay man’s tragic death saves four others

Like any other day Jim woke up, ran 10km and showered; four days later he was dead. His legacy now inspires others

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27th July 2020 4:07 PM

Julie-Anne Byrne and her mother Ann-Marie Lucas are both organ donors. They lost their beloved father and husband last year, though say Jim's memory lives on in the four lives his donated organs saved. Picture: Ashley Pillhofer

Supporters rally behind organ donation campaign

Sunshine Coast residents are being urged to register as an organ donor as part of DonateLife Week 2020.

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27th July 2020 2:07 PM

Sunshine Coast residents are being urged to register as an organ donor as part of DonateLife Week 2020.

Meet the man who helps families make organ donation decision

Next week is DonateLife Week

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24th July 2020 3:07 AM

Intensive care nurse Ian Rogers promotes DonateLife on the Fraser Coast.

Dad ‘weeks away’ from death, didn’t know he was sick

When he was examined, a shocking discovery was made

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20th July 2020 6:07 AM

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