Listen Back: Inspirational Milly Byrne remains 'full of life' following heart transplant. A local mother has highlighted the importance of organ donation.
Milly Byrne from Co Monaghan has spent most of her life in and out of CHI at Crumlin. Milly was a perfectly healthy little girl until she was 20 months old.
On 5th March 2020, she suddenly became unwell with breathing difficulties and was admitted to Drogheda Hospital.
Within 12 hours of being transferred to Children's Health Ireland (CHI) at Crumlin, her family were told she was in heart failure.
On 17th March 2020, Milly was then transferred to the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle, for specialist care.
According to her mother Charlene, it was the early days of COVID-19, and organ donations were at an all-time low.
In July 2020, after months of waiting, the family received the call they'd been so desperately hoping for - there was a suitable donor heart for Milly.
Now 7 years old, Milly is full of life. Jodie Curran has been speaking with Milly and her mum Charlene.
