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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Kidney Transplantation
A Kilkenny woman “waits for a critical organ transplant that tries to maintain hope.”
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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Kidney Transplantation
A Wexford woman who donated her kidneys to her stepbrother prepares for her 32nd marathon
Maria Byrne has already completed 31 marathons and is currently preparing for her 32nd place and the fourth Dublin Marathon on October 27th, but is raising funds for the Irish …
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Kidney Transplantation
Cashel rock rocks turn purple as a Tipperary woman finishes a 180km walk for the Irish Kidney Association
Alison, 48, from Tipperary Town, will launch an epic fundraiser on Thursday, March 6th, and hopes to complete it on Cashel on March 13th. Diagnosed as a young man with …
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Heart Transplantation
Sligo Woman Veradwire for Lung Transplant Records
by News Sourceby News Sourcerte Ms Dwyer was awarded a gold medallion from the Irish Heart and Lung Lung Transplant Association at Maternal Hospital in Dublin Srigo women are recognized as the world's longest-lasting …
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ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. — Jenny Ireland was in desperate need of a new liver, so she and her husband posted signs and signs around town looking for a donor. The …
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Laís Basílio, 23, raised more than €5,000 through fundraisers over the summer. Lais Basilio, 23, was diagnosed with cancer at the end of last year and learned he desperately needed …
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Belfast woman urges people to talk about organ donation 20 years after life-saving transplant – Irish News
by News Sourceby News SourceA Belfast woman who received a life-saving transplant has urged people to consider adding the 'gift of life' to their Christmas lists and talk to their loved ones about their …
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Lung Transplantation
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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Kidney Transplantation
An Irish woman donated a kidney to save a friend who was born just four minutes after her in the same hospital.
Born four minutes apart in the same maternity hospital, the two women's 50-year friendship was cemented when one woman donated a kidney to save the lives of a sick friend …