kidney donation

‘Thank you dad for saving me’- Tipperary teen praises dad after kidney donation

‘Thank you dad for saving me’- Tipperary teen praises dad after kidney donation

This Father’s Day will be extra special for one dad after his kidney donation saved the life of his 18-year-old daughter. With her new lease on life from her kidney failure which blighted most of her teens, Ali Kelly from Newport, Co Tipperary, has more reason than most to celebrate the 1st transplant anniversary with her […]

3 years ago

Baby Kept Alive So Her Organs Could Be Donated

Baby Kept Alive So Her Organs Could Be Donated

A brain-dead baby was kept alive on a ventilator so that her kidneys could be donated to an adult recipient.  The donation, which took place in the UK, is the first to involve a ‘beating heart’ donor aged under two months. The operation was carried out last year at an undisclosed hospital by a team […]

11 years ago