Two Scottish cousins who both received heart transplants at the same age in their mid-40s have spoken of the new lease of life their procedures have given them.
He was further diagnosed with heart failure five years ago and had a defibrillator fitted but his health deteriorated last January. “But going through this process I obviously have a much better appreciation of all organ donation now. She said: “We as a family spoke a lot about organ donation. One of my mum’s cousins donated his organs after he passed away and that brought them, as a family, comfort.
At the same time, the team at NHS Golden Jubilee’s Scottish National Advanced Heart Failure Service is celebrating completing 500 transplants over the past 30 years, with a record 40 procedures successfully carried out in the past 12 months.
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