Mother meets man who was saved by her son’s heart

THERE was a very special family reunion at yesterday’s ceremony to celebrate 485 added years of life given to 25 members of the Irish Heart and Lung Transplant Association.

Mother meets man who was saved by her son’s heart

Sitting with Andrew Kavanagh from Coolock, Dublin, who became a heart transplant recipient 23 years ago, was the woman who made it all possible.

Jean Russell from Balbriggan, Co Dublin, whose only son David, 19, died in May 1986 when he and his friend were killed by a drunk driver near Gormanstown, Co Meath.

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