Queva Griffin
Irish poet
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Queva Griffin (10 August 1983 – 2003) was an Irish poet with cystic fibrosis.[1][2] Griffin was a double organ recipient, the first person under 25 to survive a heart-lung double transplant.[3] She published a book of poetry as a fundraiser for the costs associated with her illness. She was named Young Person of the Year in 1998 for her courage during the transplant process.[1][4] She died in 2003, after picking up an infection.[5]
Works
- The Light:A collection of poems, 1996 [6]
