One of the first children in Fermanagh to receive a heart transplant, Lisnaskea schoolgirl Kirsty Clarke was delighted to return to her P7 classroom at the Moat Primary this week.

The 11-year-old, who received a warm welcome on her return to school on Tuesday, is a daughter of Alan and Sharon Clarke, who also have a younger daughter, Zara, a P4 pupil.

The development is a delightful one for both the young girl”s family and the school community as it comes three months after Kirsty underwent a heart transplant at the Children”s Heart Unit at Freeman Hospital in Newcastle Upon Tyne on March 13, this year. According to her parents she has made a fantastic recovery and is back to her old self.

By Rodney Edwards and Niall McCracken for www.fermanagh.tv

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