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  1. Unexpect the Expected: What I Learned After My Lung Transplant

    By Caleigh Haber October 6, 2016

    I did the research. I asked the questions. I thought I knew what to expect when I had a double-lung transplant. I was surprised by what I learned.

  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.