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“Now I live each day as if it were my last. I am grateful for every little thing… Memories are forever” – Survivors share stories to mark transplant anniversary

by Maeve McTaggart
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Bone marrow transplant patient Jessica Heffernan, Professor Sean McCann, who performed Ireland's first bone marrow transplant, and Mairead O'Mahony, who underwent surgery at the age of 17. Photo: Fionnan O’Connell Photography

St James's Hospital is celebrating 40 years since Ireland's first bone marrow transplant, with patients sharing how their lives have changed since then.

The man who performed the country's first bone marrow transfusion said it was a “huge thrill” to watch his service go from strength to strength.

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