Organ donors a 'ray of hope' for people on transplant waiting lists

Lorna McSwiggan with her daughter Nadia. Ms McSwiggan has been waiting for a kidney donor since her renal condition began in 2019. Picture: Conor McCabe 

A nurse and mother of two children waiting for a kidney donor has said "being able to live long enough to see my children grow up would be the greatest gift I could ever receive."

Lorna McSwiggan, 40, is a dialysis patient and has been cocooning for over a year. Just after last Christmas, her husband Richard Martin and daughter Nadia tested positive for Covid-19 however luckily Ms McSwiggan tested negative.