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Craig S: Gift of 8 Campaign
I have had Type 1/Juvenile Diabetes since childhood all because a small part of my pancreas stopped producing insulin; the challenges of this disease are more than most people realise. My eyesight has been affected as well as the nerves in my feet and legs along with a few other complications. I treat this disease with multiple daily injections of insulin and diet restrictions. A little more than two years ago I was told my kidneys had failed and I would need dialysis treatments to help me live. It was difficult and frightening news to hear. It meant a shorter life expectancy and lifestyle change, many additional medications with further diet restrictions, dialysis treatments and frequent trips to the hospital. I feel fortunate to have the treatments that are available to me even though I despise them. Organ donation could improve the quality and length of my life significantly.