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Cork woman talks about waking up from coma and being told she had an emergency liver transplant
by Amy Powerby Amy PowerA Macroom woman who woke up from a coma without knowing she had received a liver transplant says she is truly grateful that organ donation saved her life. Noreen Murphy …
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A five-year-old boy, a music festival promoter and the heartbroken but proud mother of an organ donor are among those who helped launch Organ Donor Awareness Week. The event, organized …
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Heart Transplantation
Appeal to raise €10,000 for Louth heart transplant survivors
by Alison Comynby Alison ComynDiagnosed with cancer when she was just 12 years old, she was cured of the cancer after two years of chemotherapy and radiation therapy, but the stage was set for …
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Kidney Transplantation
“A kidney transplant and my horse Dolly saved my life.”
by Azmia Riazby Azmia RiazThis Kilkenny woman was shocked to discover her kidneys were failing at just 18 years old, but help was at hand Sarah Santi poses for a picture with her horse …
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Bone marrow transplantion
Sheila Gregan, from Nenagh, was one of the stars of the British Transplant Games.
Tipperary's Sheila Gregan, along with Skerries' Peter Heffernan (kidney recipient) pictured above, took part in a very competitive swimming line-up at the recent British Transplant Games in Coventry. The four-day …
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Lung Transplantation
Twins in urgent need of lung transplant urge people to carry donor card
by John Manningby John ManningLast week was Organ Donor Awareness Week, and no one recognizes the importance of organ donation more than the McElhinney twins, Rush, Jill, and Leona. Jill recently attended a birthday …
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The 73-year-old man from Ballinafad, Co Sligo, has been officially recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's longest surviving single lung transplant patient. My great-grandmother was …
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Heart Transplantation
Daithy Mac Gavan: Alan Shearer wishes Belfast boy good luck with heart transplant surgery
Daiti Mac Gavan in front of the Alan Shearer statue outside Newcastle United FC's football ground. Credit: Donate4Dáithí. Date: 2024/04/15 Football legend Alan Shearer joined the Donate4Dáithí campaign to wish …
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Diet
Sean Elliott: What's Life Like for the 'Memorial Day Miracle' NBA Star After Kidney Transplant?
CNN — Sean Elliott knows a thing or two about miracles. He is the basketball star who created perhaps the most famous shot in San Antonio Spurs history, the “Memorial …