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Donor awareness a lifesaver

Bill McLoughlin

Not talking to family about organ donation can have "devastating" effects, a Timaru man says.

Bill McLoughlin had a kidney transplant 20 years ago, giving him a second chance at life. He was 42 and until then had never "given a thought" to organ donation.

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Wikitoria lost her son Clifford in an accident in 2012. She shares her experience of the organ donation process below, which also included taking Clifford home to the family marae for a night.

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