Doctors share their kidney transplant story in support of organ donor drive

Two doctors who share a busy medical practice in Salthill, Co Galway, share a kidney transplant story.

Mother of three, Dr Ruth Smith, 46, originally from Douglas, Cork and Dr Noel Howard, 39, a Galway native and father of three, underwent their living donor kidney transplant at Beaumont Hospital in September 2016.

The pair wanted to share their story in support of the Irish Kidney Association’s Organ Donor Awareness Week 2017 (April 1-8).