'It’s inevitable that the heart I have won’t last me all my life,' says doctor with heart disease

Born with congenital heart disease,  Mide Duff has not let the condition stop her from plunging into a wide range of sporting activities, including running. She talks to Helen O'Callaghan about the decision to take a break from work as a hospital doctor due to the pandemic and her long-term health outlook 

Dr Mide Duff on the Greenway, Co. Waterford. Picture: Patrick Browne

Míde Duff can’t pinpoint a time when her parents sat her down and told her she has congenital heart disease.

The 30-year-old Dungarvan woman feels like she’s always known. “I’ve never not known I had major heart surgery at 10 months and that I have a very different heart to other people.”