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- Mat on 'They'd never be in a Bruce Willis ... Shows what sort of society we've become when people want someone dead just so they're no longer inconvenienced. more
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- Al Capone on 'They'd never be in a Bruce Willis ... First of all the person who provided comment on this issue under the name of Al Capone presented through the Sly Fact File ... more
- Mylene on 'They'd never be in a Bruce Willis ... What would Mick Miller have done? :p more
- Put This Baddy in the Binse on 'They'd never be in a Bruce Willis ... This is beyond a joke, people want to get home to their places, this nasty man is delaying people's lives.The police should ... more
- garry on 'Craig, you’re no Atticus Finch' i dont care to much for craig thomson but as long as he is there, workchoices is not and thats a great thing. more
- Mylene on 'Craig, you’re no Atticus Finch' Hinch is just mad that Craig Thomson quoted To Kill a Mockingbird instead of Death in Newport or The Ultimate Guide to ... more
- The Anti Corruption Barbeque on 'Craig, you’re no Atticus Finch' Every Australian citizen is currently very concerned with the direction our nation has taken over the last decade and the ... more
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- Steve on 'Craig, you’re no Atticus Finch' Jason think you'll find he has already been judged by an independant body put in place by his boss. Or are Work Fair ... more
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- Al Capone on 'Craig, you’re no Atticus Finch' I sincerely hope both of the major parties realise what is at stake here. Both parties are currently teetering on the ... more
- Steve on 'Craig, you’re no Atticus Finch' If he knew he was being set up why sign off the expenses? I only had taxi driver put through a trip I did not take and I ... more
- Skeptic on 'Craig, you’re no Atticus Finch' Thomson looked more rehearsed than a Kabuki actor... more
- Senga on 'Craig, you’re no Atticus Finch' YOU got Addicted to Corruption, Craig Thomson.Because the system in the goverment is so easy to rort there aren't very many ... more
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'A Transplanted Life'
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I want to bring you up to date on my health. After all, I’ve only spoken once since my liver transplant – and that was ON 3AW within hours of it happening. Cant’ believe how I did that from the intensive care unit at the Austin.
Just over a year ago I started a blog by saying: ‘I have liver cancer. I intend to tell you about it’. And I have. There were months when it didn’t look like I would get a transplant in time. And I thought I would not be alive to see this Christmas. At Crown last New Year’s Eve, Chanel asked me for my New Year’s Resolution. Simple. To be back there at Crown to celebrate New Year’s Eve 2012. And I will be.
And that’s thanks to a lot of people. Especially the organ donor and that donor’s family whose gift of life gave me a second life. And the team at the Austin Hospital Liver Transplant Unit. Bob Jones, Graham Starkey, David Yeo and Larry McNicoll. Plus Paul Gow and the after-surgery support team at clinic.
Six months ago I was a dead man walking. Now I feel great. May live another ten to twenty years.
Just one thing niggles me. Everybody says – including the amazing Professor Jones – that it really was a blessing in disguise that house arrest forced me to rest and recuperate. That’s partly true.
But I want to make such health decisions myself and not be forced to because of a bad law that doesn’t protect your children.
And speaking of children. Talk to them about being an organ donor. Learn about it. I’ve made a submission to the parliamentary committee which is looking at the Opt-out system for organ transplants instead of the current opt-in system. You’ll hear a lot about that from me in the months ahead.
In the meantime me and my new liver are doing fine. It is a medical miracle. And luckily nobody has yet got to use that headline: Liver rejects Hinch.
New Liver For Hinch
Derryn Hinch received a life-changing phone call while he was farewelling a 3AW colleague on Tuesday night and now has a new, donated, liver.
Blog comments
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Hi Darryn wellcome back good to see you full of fight you have the eye of the tiger its true what they say that the strongest muscle in your body is your tongue.Keep up the good work .I wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year to you and your family .Best regards Peter
Peter C Thursday 22 December, 2011 - 4:58 PM
