{"id":66,"date":"2020-10-19T23:14:08","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T15:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pluslife.org.au\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2020-12-17T21:26:57","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T13:26:57","slug":"life-enhancing-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pluslife.org.au\/life-enhancing-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Enhancing Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Life Changing Stories<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Meet some of the people who have benefited from a PlusLife allograft.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Sally’s Story<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Sally Couch counts her blessings every day \u2013 and the anonymous bone donor who gave her a new lease on life.<\/p>\n

After living in crippling pain with scoliosis since the age of 16, the mother-of-three was facing the prospect of living in a wheelchair for the rest of her life.<\/p>\n

But three years ago, the 56-year-old grandmother had a life-changing total spinal fusion, thanks to a woman who donated her hip bone after hip replacement surgery.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was in crippling pain from scoliosis all my life to the point that I could hardly walk,\u201d Mrs Couch said. \u201cIt was a crippling, cruel situation. It was horrendous.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut after the operation the change was amazing. I went from being unable to walk far and being housebound to having a whole new lease on life. I couldn\u2019t even lift my grandchildren to give them a cuddle and now I\u2019m babysitting them and enjoying being a Grandma.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe work of PlusLife really is so important, I didn\u2019t even know the bone and tissue bank existed until I needed it,\u201d she said. \u201cThe bone graft donation I received was a lifesaver in every sense of the word.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Bianca’s Story<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In March 2017 at the age of 12, Bianca was diagnosed with a large aneurysmal bone cyst in her right femur, after suffering constant, excruciating leg pain for many years. A keen dancer, Bianca\u2019s pain compromised her beloved hip hop and jazz dance classes, which she attended four times a week.<\/p>\n

Shortly after her diagnosis, Bianca underwent surgery to remove the cyst and transplant a donor bone graft into her femur. She was recovering well, until an x-ray revealed another cyst just above the original site. The second cyst was removed the following January, and another donor bone graft transplanted into Bianca\u2019s leg.<\/p>\n

Bianca and her family are incredibly grateful for the bone grafts she received and acknowledge the profound impact of bone donation on Bianca\u2019s quality of life.<\/p>\n

\u201cBianca loves to dance,\u201d Bianca\u2019s mother said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hate to think of the limitations Bianca would have had to live with if bone donations were not available.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it wasn\u2019t for the bone donations Bianca received, there\u2019s no way she would be up and about now. It\u2019s so wonderful this technology and medical knowhow is available to make such life-changing benefits to people\u2019s lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Chloe’s Story<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In the week before her final Year 12 exams in 2017, Chloe was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in her left femur.<\/p>\n

Just four days after completing her exams, Chloe was whisked away to surgery to remove the tumour, with doctors transplanting allograft bone and a metal rod into her thigh.<\/p>\n

Chloe had visited her GP the previous July after noticing a lump in her left thigh and experienced tiredness, which she suspected was due to low iron. Not concerned about the lump, the GP gave Chloe a referral for an ultrasound, in case the lump grew or became painful.<\/p>\n

But by October, the lump was feeling sore. An x-ray showed some abnormalities but did not raise the concerns of the radiographer. It was not until her mother, Ros, sought a second opinion that a CT scan revealed the low grade tumour.<\/p>\n

Chloe and her family are incredibly grateful for her bone graft, and call on others to consider becoming tissue donors.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlusLife is such an important organisation. I cannot begin to understand what life would have been like if it was not around to help. Without the selfless donor and this amazing organisation, my prognosis may have been very different,\u201d Chloe said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Are You Receiving a Bone or Tissue Graft as Part of Your Surgery?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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If You Have Received a Bone or Tissue Graft, You Can Choose to Thank Your Donor Family For This Gift.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Life Changing Stories Meet some of the people who have benefited from a PlusLife allograft. Search Stories Are You Receiving a Bone or Tissue Graft as Part of Your Surgery? Find Out More If You Have Received a Bone or Tissue Graft, You Can Choose to Thank Your Donor Family For This Gift. Here’s How …<\/p>\n

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