“I have huge enthusiasm for living every day to the max and squeezing the quintessence out of life. To go from being so ill, to being not ill, is quite an extraordinary thing.” 

These are the words of Cody Sheehan, who received a life-saving double lung and liver transplant four years ago, at the age of 28. 

In the seventh episode of Let’s Talk Organ and Tissue Donation, podcast host Michael Billings speaks to Cody about his difficult journey through chronic illness, to receiving “the greatest gift” from an organ donor and their family.

Their gift of organ donation has inspired Cody to live his life enthusiastically and to the fullest, and bring joy and hope to others in the CF community through his work with the CF Avengers.

Says Cody, “As tragic as death can be - and at a time of tragedy - you can give the absolute greatest gift. It’s the greatest gift one human can give to another. Without it, I simply wouldn’t be alive.”   

More Australians are alive today because of organ and tissue donation. To register to be an organ and tissue donor, visit donatelife.gov.au. It only takes a minute.

&ldquo;I have huge enthusiasm for living every day to the max and squeezing the quintessence out of life. To go from being so ill, to being not ill, is quite an extraordinary thing.&rdquo;&nbsp;
These are the words of Cody Sheehan, who received a life-saving double lung and liver transplant four years ago, at the age of 28.&nbsp;
In the seventh episode of Let&rsquo;s Talk Organ and Tissue Donation, podcast host Michael Billings speaks to Cody about his difficult journey through chronic illness, to receiving &ldquo;the greatest gift&rdquo; from an organ donor and their family.
Their gift of organ donation has inspired Cody to live his life enthusiastically and to the fullest, and bring joy and hope to others in the CF community through his work with the CF Avengers.
Says Cody, &ldquo;As tragic as death can be - and at a time of tragedy - you can give the absolute greatest gift. It&rsquo;s the greatest gift one human can give to another. Without it, I simply wouldn&rsquo;t be alive.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
More Australians are alive today because of organ and tissue donation. To register to be an organ and tissue donor, visit donatelife.gov.au. It only takes a minute.

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