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    Lung Transplantation

    Many people with cystic fibrosis face the possibility of a lung transplant. Lung transplantation can extend and improve your quality of life, but it involves an extensive evaluation process and a commitment to living the lifestyle required to keep your new lungs healthy.

  2. Trying to Weather the Emotional Storm of Physical Breakdown

    By Samantha Rick June 26, 2018

    My life after a 2011 lung transplant was going along smoothly -- until chronic rejection and the wait for new lungs while hospitalized took me to my physical and emotional limits.

  3. The Pre-wait Waiting Game

    By Dora Nagy September 14, 2015

    Beth Evans, a 48-year-old with CF, is currently playing the lung transplantation “pre-wait waiting game.” She is sick enough to need new lungs, but not quite sick enough to get them just yet.

  4. The Letter From My Donor’s Mom

    By Jackie Price August 21, 2018

    I have been fortunate enough to connect with my donor. The connection between us runs through her mom. It all started with her letter to me.

  5. The Journey to My First "Lung-iversary"

    By Tiffany Rich January 22, 2018

    Because of the gift of one selfless donor, I am celebrating my first year with my new lungs. Even though I spent more than two and a half years on the double-lung transplant list and had a rough year after transplant, breathing easy has made it all worth it.

  6. That Time We Went Viral and Where We Actually Are Today

    By Jennifer Jones & Rob Ronnenberg March 29, 2018

    You may or may not have seen the video of the woman taking her first breath as her breathing tube is removed following her lung transplant. That was my fiancée, Jennifer.

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    Talking About a Lung Transplant

    It is important to discuss a possible lung transplant long before you need to be listed. This will give you time to prepare for transplant as a future option and work with your cystic fibrosis care team to understand the implications and to create a plan.