Cork boy Arron celebrates Christmas miracle after double-lung transplant

The parents of a brave young boy with cystic fibrosis are celebrating a Christmas miracle after he received a life-changing double-lung transplant.
Cork boy Arron celebrates Christmas miracle after double-lung transplant

Arron O’Leary, 12, was called for the operation in Newcastle just days after his dad, Paul, told Santa that their ultimate Christmas gift would be a cure for cystic fibrosis and for him to receive the transplant.

Paul and his wife Caroline, who were maintaining a vigil at Arron’s bedside in Newcastle’s Freeman Hospital last night, said they are thrilled at how well he is doing after Monday’s surgery.

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