A matter of the heart: Garry defies the odds to live and thrive

Sophie Boyd
Updated January 15 2018 - 8:39am, first published January 14 2018 - 4:04pm
DISTANT MEMORY: Garry Wakefield received at heart transplant 25 years ago. Transplants normally last about 11 years, but Garry is thriving. Picture: JAMES WILTSHIRE
DISTANT MEMORY: Garry Wakefield received at heart transplant 25 years ago. Transplants normally last about 11 years, but Garry is thriving. Picture: JAMES WILTSHIRE

More than 39 years ago Jean Wakefield was bathing her youngest son, when his body went limp and his eyes rolled into the back of his head. 

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