My name is Nick Hines. I am a secondary school teacher. I was originally from Minnesota and had the opportunity to complete my training in Ireland in the early 2000s, …
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Heart Transplantation
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Hannah Dermody, a 30-year-old kidney patient from Freshford, county, in October 2024. Kilkennywho entered the world of kidney failure at just 11 years old, led the successful DARTS fundraiser, raising …
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Heart Transplantation
The Laowa man tells of his heart transplant journey – “I'm not just alive, I'm alive” –
by Nick Hinesby Nick HinesMy name is Nick Hines. I am a secondary school teacher. I was originally from Minnesota and had the opportunity to complete my training in Ireland in the early 2000s, …
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Patients with cystic fibrosis have purchased a house to accommodate the family of Dublin's CF patients so that loved ones can receive treatment. Julian Benson attended the unveiling ceremony of …
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Heart Transplantation
I'm Ireland's longest-living heart transplant recipient – I thought transplants were only for older people until I needed one at 19
Ireland's longest living heart transplant survivor says he would not have survived without the sacrifices of his grieving family. Andy Kavanaugh underwent surgery dublin In 1986, when he was just …
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Emotional effects
“I'm alive because someone decided to be an organ donor. That person is a hero, my hero.”
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