Lung Transplantation

After my lung transplant, I discovered I couldn’t keep eating the typical high-calorie CF diet. By learning to practice mindful eating, I have found a new way to enjoy my food.

As a social worker, my career has been primarily focused on crisis intervention and psychiatric hospitalizations for those with mental illness. It wasn't until I received a double-lung transplant that I learned firsthand just how important mental health and trauma management can be.