ELIZABETH Ferry was a 14-year-old student in Errigal College when she was diagnosed with ESKD (End Stage Kidney Disease). The shock diagnosis of kidney failure catapulted the young teenager’s life and that of her family into a world of uncertainty around her health. Six months of dialysis, six nights a week for 11 hours each […]
Gortahork man on transplant list appeals to donors
A GORTAHORK man, who is on a waiting list for a lung transplant, has appealed to the public to carry organ donor cards. Paddy Ó Maoilchiaráin has been on the transplant list since April of last year and said a new lung would change his life. Speaking on Barrscéalta on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta today […]