Christian thriving after his father donates kidney

A baby who was given minutes to live four years ago continues to thrive after being given a kidney by his father on Monday.

Christian McCullagh rushed into this world five weeks early and at birth was diagnosed with serious medical conditions which included under-developed lungs, a leaking valve in his heart and was at the end stage of renal failure.

He was born in Letterkenny General Hospital in Donegal on Feb 6, 2008. His family bid goodbye to their little bundle of joy twice before they discovered the baby’s ability to fight for life.