Becky fashions a new life after pioneering lung op

A YOUNG Dublin woman who made medical history is finally making plans for the future after her life-saving world-first operation.

Becky Jones, 20, became the first patient to have a lung transplant while suffering from multi-resistant Aspergillus, a common airborne fungus, and multiple fungal balls in her lungs.

But the ground-breaking operation at University Hospital of South Manchester came after an anxious 14-month wait for a donor match.