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| Heart refusal girl back at school | Heart refusal girl back at school |
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| A terminally ill girl who refused life saving heart surgery in 2007 and 2008 has returned to school after changing her mind and undergoing a transplant. | A terminally ill girl who refused life saving heart surgery in 2007 and 2008 has returned to school after changing her mind and undergoing a transplant. |
| Hannah Jones, 14, of Marden, near Hereford, had the operation in London's Great Ormond Street Hospital in July. | Hannah Jones, 14, of Marden, near Hereford, had the operation in London's Great Ormond Street Hospital in July. |
| She needed a transplant as her heart had been weakened by leukaemia medication she was on for years. | She needed a transplant as her heart had been weakened by leukaemia medication she was on for years. |
| She initially refused as it meant more operations and taking drugs for life and she preferred to die with dignity. | She initially refused as it meant more operations and taking drugs for life and she preferred to die with dignity. |
| Swine flu | Swine flu |
| Hannah had various health complications after the transplant but went back to St Mary's High School, in Lugwardine, on Monday. | Hannah had various health complications after the transplant but went back to St Mary's High School, in Lugwardine, on Monday. |
| Her story is due to be broadcast later as part of a documentary on BBC One. | Her story is due to be broadcast later as part of a documentary on BBC One. |
| Her mother Kirsty said: "She spent ten days in the intensive care unit unconscious with her chest open because they couldn't close it up." | Her mother Kirsty said: "She spent ten days in the intensive care unit unconscious with her chest open because they couldn't close it up." |
| I changed my mind because the way I was going I wasn't going to get much of a longer life and I wanted to see the world a bit and do more things Hannah Jones | |
| She developed chest infections that twice turned into pneumonia and then caught swine flu, she added. | She developed chest infections that twice turned into pneumonia and then caught swine flu, she added. |
| "It's been a bit of a rollercoaster but that is nothing compared to what we experienced previously," Mrs Jones said. | "It's been a bit of a rollercoaster but that is nothing compared to what we experienced previously," Mrs Jones said. |
| Hannah said she found it "difficult" at first going back to school but added that it was "nice to get back to normal". | Hannah said she found it "difficult" at first going back to school but added that it was "nice to get back to normal". |
| Hannah was only strong enough to go to school for half a day per week before the operation | |
| She plans to attend school on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays initially. | She plans to attend school on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays initially. |
| Her mother said: "We used to plan for today or tomorrow, now we are planning for the end of school terms. We will just have to see what this term brings." | Her mother said: "We used to plan for today or tomorrow, now we are planning for the end of school terms. We will just have to see what this term brings." |
| Family holidays | Family holidays |
| Hannah was first offered a transplant in 2007 for a hole in her heart which had been further weakened by medication for leukaemia she had been taking since the age of five. | Hannah was first offered a transplant in 2007 for a hole in her heart which had been further weakened by medication for leukaemia she had been taking since the age of five. |
| "I changed my mind because the way I was going I wasn't going to get much of a longer life and I wanted to see the world a bit and do more things. | "I changed my mind because the way I was going I wasn't going to get much of a longer life and I wanted to see the world a bit and do more things. |
| "I think if I had said no again to the operation I would have regretted it because I would not have been well enough to do those things," she added. | "I think if I had said no again to the operation I would have regretted it because I would not have been well enough to do those things," she added. |
| Hannah said one of the greatest benefits of her new heart was that she could run around and "chase her brothers and sisters". | Hannah said one of the greatest benefits of her new heart was that she could run around and "chase her brothers and sisters". |
| She said she was also looking forward to going on two family holidays this year to celebrate her improved health. | She said she was also looking forward to going on two family holidays this year to celebrate her improved health. |
| Hannah: The Girl Who Said No to a New Heart is due to be broadcast at 2235 GMT on BBC One (except in Northern Ireland) | Hannah: The Girl Who Said No to a New Heart is due to be broadcast at 2235 GMT on BBC One (except in Northern Ireland) |