Very Sad News

[Barsel]

Just heard that Kirsty Howard has died, very sad news. Kirsty was such an inspiration and a wonderful fundraiser.R.I.P Kirsty.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/kirsty-howard-dies-fundraiser-wythenshawe-10323946#ICID=FB-MEN-main

[Butterbun]

Very brave girl. RIP Kirsty.

[anotheoldgit]

Yes very sad news indeed, and at such a young age, although she was only given weeks to live at the age of four. R.I.P.

[Mamyalynne]

RIP Kirsty, a short life well lived.

[Lie-in King]

Yes, this is sad news indeed.

RIP Kirsty.

[Baldric]

R I P Kirsty

///The tireless fundraiser raised more than £7.5m for Francis House Children's Hospital///

[Cloverjo]

Yes, very sad. Such a beautiful girl.

[marval]

Very sad news, RIP Kirsty.

[jourdain2]

Sad news - but, as mamya said 'a life well lived'. R.I.P.

[Eve]

Bless her heart, such an amazing young lady, so very sad to hear of her passing.

[Retrochic]

I wonder why she was never offered a transplant?

[Islay]

Her condition, a form of situs ambiguus, led to the misplacement of her internal organs.

The problem could not be cured with an operation - and left Kirsty dependent on a constant oxygen supply for survival.

[Eve]

Apparently her condition couldn't be cared with a transplant.

From the Daily Mail:

"Kirsty Howard was born with a back-to-front heart on September 20, 1995.

Her condition, a form of situs ambiguus, led to the misplacement of her internal organs.

The problem could not be cured with an operation - and left Kirsty dependent on a constant oxygen supply for survival.

The youngster was the only person in the UK - and only the second in the world - to be diagnosed with the condition in February 1999

She was initially given only six weeks to live, but defied the odds to reach the age of 20".

[Eve]

*cured sorry.

[viv41]

I remember her when she was a little girl. Very, very sad.