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A Killaloe mother-of-three has revealed the surreal moment watching her partner’s kidney being transported in a box for her son’s kidney before his vital transplant operation. Nuala Conway admitted she got upset outside Beaumont Hospital in Dublin after experiencing an emotional rollercoaster over the last year as she and her partner, Denis Costelloe tried to source a living donor for Jayden (13), who was on dialysis due to kidney failure. “I really broke down when I went out to get some fresh air after Jayden was put to sleep in theatre and saw the surgeons arrive from Beaumont Hospital with Denis’s kidney in a red box. “It was just crazy and surreal. We recognised the surgeons from Beaumont. It was unbelievable. “I hadn’t heard too much from Beaumont at this stage and was aware of the sacrifice Denis had made to donate his kidney. “It has been very emotional over the last year trying to get a kidney for Jayden. …
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