Breathing For Life - Lung Transplant

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Lung Transplant (26th Nov 11 at 9:58am UTC)
Lung transplant 'gave me 20 more years with my husband' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15794278
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Re: Lung Transplant (26th Nov 11 at 10:03am UTC)
A very touching story which will give hope to others.
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Re: Lung Transplant (26th Nov 11 at 10:14am UTC)
Yes agree with that Dave. Val
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Re: Lung Transplant (26th Nov 11 at 10:54am UTC)
It is nice to have some good news
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Re: Lung Transplant (26th Nov 11 at 1:49pm UTC)
Agree and here is some other good news along the same lines taken from another forum - it was posted a couple of months ago: Hi Everyone who remembers me. thought I'd drop a message seeming it's been so long. Now 2 1/2 years since my transplant!!!! Can't believe it's been so long. Life has changed completely. Bobby is now 7 and growing to quickly. Me and Guy are both really well. Our life is forever changing, one of the biggest changes is we're gonna be foster parents, feels like a dream seeming 3 years ago I was dying from pph. We are so looking forward to fostering little babies to start with! Anyways thought I'd give and update on my ever changing life and hopefully give some more inspiration to those facing transplant. It just makes it seem all the more cruel that it did not work out for Rachy.
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Re: Lung Transplant (26th Nov 11 at 1:56pm UTC)
Life can be cruel as it was for Rachy, but it can be good as it is to that person Sue.
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Re: Lung Transplant (26th Nov 11 at 2:04pm UTC)
True - I remember the anguish that person went through when trying to decide whether or not to go for a transplant; although it was really a no-brainer, it was still hard for her to get her head round, especially as she is so young.
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Re: Lung Transplant (26th Nov 11 at 2:29pm UTC)
Helen (Hells Bells) said for her it was a no brainer that she would have a transplant if possible and coped with being called four times before finally getting a transplant this summer. It takes a great deal of courage to walk the transplant or not paths and all that is possible is supporting people with their choices.
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Re: Lung Transplant (6th Feb 14 at 12:14pm UTC)
The GIF(T) of life: Amazing footage reveals how a human lung is kept alive and BREATHING for a transplant The Organ Care System (OCS) was created by U.S firm TransMedics It's designed to keep organs in a state where they function outside a body Machines can make hearts beat and lungs breathe using donor blood They can also replenish any depleted nutrients missing from the organ Surgeons in Phoenix recently used it to maintain a lung for transplant http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2552190/Amazing-GIF-reveals-human-lung-kept-alive-BREATHING-transplant.html#ixzz2sXkNqq9y
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Re: Lung Transplant (10th Mar 14 at 9:42am UTC)
Lung transplant waiting list 'should be fairer' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26481130
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Re: Lung Transplant (11th Mar 14 at 11:13am UTC)
Using smoker's lungs in more transplants 'will save lives despite increased cancer risk for patients' Leading charity says people should be more open to different lungs Cystic Fibrosis Trust 'reconditioned lungs' should be an option Dozens of patients die each year waiting for the 'perfect lungs' The trust says that the option would help people live longer http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2576593/Using-smokers-lungs-transplants-save-lives-despite-increased-cancer-risk-patients.html#ixzz2veSh9Y2N
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