BBC: 'Medicine couldn't save my brother' Cahill O'Hagan, from Clonnough, Co Tyrone, was 25 when he died waiting for a double lung transplant. He had cystic fibrosis (CF), a genetic …
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Mother of two with double transplant urges people to join organ registry
by News Sourceby News Sourcefamily photo “I'm so grateful to the donors for keeping me here with my children,” Natalie Carr said. The mother-of-two, who underwent a double lung transplant 12 years ago, has …
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Woman receives first robotic double lung transplant
by News Sourceby News SourceCheryl Melker underwent the world's first fully robotic double lung transplant on October 22nd at New York University Langone Health Center in Manhattan. Meaker, a doctor, had been suffering from …
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Miracle mum Deirdre Roche Doherty from Kilkenny is the only woman in the world to have undergone a heart, double lung and kidney transplant and given birth to a baby.
by James Wardby James Ward“Every day I look at my two children I think of their donors. Without them I wouldn't be here.” Those are the words of miracle mother Deirdre Roche-Doherty, who is …
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Ireland's first double lung and liver transplant patient said he plans to travel once he has fully recovered. Robert Sheehan, 29, from Asketon, Co Limerick, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis …
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Limerick man becomes Ireland’s first recipient of liver and double lung transplant, says ‘future is wide open’
A County Limerick man has become the first person in Ireland to receive a liver and double lung transplant. Robert Sheehan, 29, who has cystic fibrosis, suffered a severe deterioration …