Queva Griffin

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Queva Griffin (10 August 1983 - 2003) was an Irish poet with cystic fibrosis. [1] [2] Griffin was a double organ recipient, the first person under 25 to survive a heart-lung double transplant. [3] She published a book of poetry as a fundraiser for the costs associated with her illness. She was named Young Person of the Year in 1998 for her courage during the transplant process. [1] [4] She died in 2003, after picking up an infection. [5]

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  1. 1 2 Pollack, Andy (10 November 1998). "Taoiseach praises 'remarkable people' at award ceremony". Irish Times . Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Shanahan, Mary (11 August 1998). "Happy returns for the birthday girl ..." Irish Independent . Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  3. ↑ Young, Caoimhe (22 July 2000). "Ireland To Get Vital Op Unit". The Mirror. Retrieved 5 December 2016– via The Free Library.
  4. ↑ Reid, Lorna (10 November 1998). "US senator scoops award for brokering North deal". Independent News & Media. Retrieved 12 December 2016. Dublin schoolgirl Queva Griffin (16) was named as the Young Irish Person of the Year
  5. ↑ Brady, Sasha (23 October 2017). "'I started planning my funeral, I thought there was no hope' - Cystic fibrosis sufferer on life-saving operation". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "The light, : a collection of poems by Queva Griffin, / Queva Griffin". National Collection of Children's Books. TCD.ie. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.


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