Catherine MacLachlan was a 17-year-old student at Jersey College for Girls when she suddenly became very ill and was given a heart transplant at the famous hospital in June 2006.
The daughter of consultant gynaecologist and obstetrician Neil MacLachlan and his wife Joanna, Catherine made good progress following the operation and is currently studying languages at Durham University.
Five years have now passed since she had the transplant, and the results from her recent check-up at Papworth Hospital in Cambridge were very positive. It is the passing of this five-year anniversary that has prompted the family to launch a new fundraising venture called the Love Hearts Campaign.
Full story in Saturday’s JEP
