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From Sunday's Chronicle Herald:

Life is a gift for Becky d’Entremont.

The 41-year-old married mother of two girls doesn’t take anything for granted, especially her good health.

Becky was diagnosed with chronic autoimmune hepatitis when she was 15. She had a liver transplant 15 months ago.

“It sounds cliche, but this has given me a whole new lease on life,” she said in an interview Friday at her home in Kentville.

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When the time came in August 2011, the operation was performed by Dr. Ian Alwayn, head of the multi-organ transplant program at the QEII Health Sciences Centre and an associate professor of surgery at Dalhousie University’s medical school.

His research helps protect donor organs from injury during the transplant process, making more organs available for patients. It’s supported by funds raised from the Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation’s annual Molly Appeal.

This year, the campaign is raising funds for immunity, inflammation and infectious disease research.

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Becky and Gerad d’Entremont have become one of the faces of the Molly Appeal’s campaign.

“Anything that can help the medical profession enhance the quality of life or the quality of care for individuals, it’s just a no brainer,” said Gerard. “It’s great work that Dalhousie is doing. For such a small donation, it can bring such change to the lives of Nova Scotians.”

Read the rest of this story at The Chronicle Herald online.