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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Claudia Savage

Nine-year-old finally gets heart transplant after inspiring organ donation law change

A young boy who inspired a campaign to change organ donor laws in Northern Ireland has finally received a heart transplant after eight years on the waiting list.

Belfast boy Dáithí Mac Gabhann was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), a rare defect where the left side of the heart is severely underdeveloped.

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