cystic fibrosis

Petite Plymouth woman in pioneering operation

A petite Plymouth woman with cystic fibrosis has received a life-saving double lung transplant after highly-skilled surgeons used a pioneering technique to safely ‘downsize’ a pair of donor lungs.

Hayley Wall, 27, desperately needed a transplant after her health deteriorated due to the illness.

The inherited condition, which damages the lungs and digestive system, can also lead...

Hayley will fulfil her and big sister Gemma’s Wicked wish

A young woman from Plymouth, who has cystic fibrosis, will be having the ultimate theatre trip this month, in memory of her big sister.

Hayley Wall, 26, who was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis when she was six weeks old, has spent a large amount of her adult life on a respiratory ward at Derriford Hospital. Hayley is now at home, following a long stay in hospital over Christmas, but...