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"There were no warning signs, it just happened in her sleep,"
Ms Snelgar said.
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"It's really only now that I can reflect more on just how vulnerable and high-risk their existence is."

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"It was no easy feat doing that because in Australia there are no ethics protocols in place to allow that for a minor,"
Ms Snelgar said.

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"One donation can lead to dozens, sometimes hundreds, of studies,"
the spokesperson said.

"We just knew that it would be for the greater good; we didn't want her death to be in vain,"
she said.

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"I had never heard of Angelman Syndrome,"
Ms Snelgar said.

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"I've always thought it's a bit uncanny that her birthday was so closely related to Angelman Syndrome."

"I just feel connected to Blair when I'm doing this; I'm doing something meaningful and with purpose,"
she said.
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"With the NDIS data, we're able to see that there's around 70 per cent not diagnosed [with Angelman Syndrome] in this country."

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