After suffering a heart attack aged 18, Aoife Farrell has had two heart transplants and now exercises five times a week, writes Denise Smith.
Aoife Farrell, from Bray Co Wicklow, has received two heart transplants. Photo by Steve Humphreys
If there's one myth that Aoife Farrell wants to dispel, it's that young people don't have heart attacks – or, more specifically, that teenagers don't have heart attacks.
The fitness enthusiast suffered a mild stroke and heart attack at the age of 18 and underwent a heart transplant at the age of 19.
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