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]
Works
[edit]- The Light:A collection of poems, 1996 [6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Pollack, Andy (10 November 1998). "Taoiseach praises 'remarkable people' at award ceremony". Irish Times. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ Shanahan, Mary (11 August 1998). "Happy returns for the birthday girl ..." Irish Independent. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ Young, Caoimhe (22 July 2000). "Ireland To Get Vital Op Unit". The Mirror. Retrieved 5 December 2016 – via The Free Library.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The light, : a collection of poems by Queva Griffin, / Queva Griffin". National Collection of Children's Books. TCD.ie. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
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